9. VRATSA REGIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY
The archaeology exhibition showcases artefacts from the Roman and Early Byzantine ages (1st-4th centuries). Some remarkable exhibits are a bronze Roman diploma; a clay pot for religious purposes; a collection of stone plastics; bronze medical tools and a bone amulet.
The exhibition showcases ceramic utensils, agricultural and handicraft tools, weapons, whereas the photographic material focuses on the most important archaeological sites. In the Lapidarium one can see a four-colour mosaic from the village of Galatin (Krivodol municipality, Vratsa District), architectural details, tombstones and epigraphic monuments from the Roman era, the late Antiquity and the Bulgarian Middle Ages.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
Typically, the names of ancient Roman fortresses originated from the name of the nearest river. An exception is the name of the Augustae fortress (Latin “augustus”), meaning “majestic, sublime, sacred”. This also gave the name of the river passing by the fortress - Ogosta.