Šarkamen ( sr-Cyrl, Шаркамен) is a settlement situated in eastern

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

, in the

Negotin Negotin ( sr-cyrl, Неготин, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of Southern and Eastern Serbia, eastern Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bo ...

municipality of the

Bor District The Bor District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image ...

. It is inhabited by 369 people, with a Serb majority (98,66%)

History

Roman

The town houses an archaeological site known as ''Vrelo Šarkamen'', spanning an area of 25 hectares. A Roman resident/memorial complex with a mausoleum on the slopes of

Deli Jovan Deli Jovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Дели Јован, ) is a mountain in eastern Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem ...

was built during the

tetrarchy The Tetrarchy was the system instituted by Roman emperor Diocletian in 293 AD to govern the ancient Roman Empire by dividing it between two emperors, the ''augusti'', and their junior colleagues and designated successors, the ''caesares''. I ...

(early 4th century in Dacia Ripensis), of which today only ruins exist. The complex was discovered by

Dragoslav Srejović Dragoslav Srejović ( sr-cyr, Драгослав Срејовић; 8 October 1931 in Kragujevac – 29 November 1996) was a Serbian archaeologist, cultural anthropologist and historian. He was the main contributor to the exploration of the Lepen ...

. The mausoleum is dated to 293–311, and is dedicated to the mother of Emperor

Maximinus Daia Galerius Valerius Maximinus, born as Daza (; 20 November 270 – July 313), was Roman emperor from 310 to 313. He became embroiled in the civil wars of the Tetrarchy between rival claimants for control of the empire, in which he was defeated ...

, who was born nearby. Notable imperial gold jewelry has been found, including a golden ring of the Emperor's mother.

References

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