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A Construction Crew Was Restoring a City Hall—And Found an Ancient Roman Theater Underneath

created: June 9, 2025, 4 a.m. | updated: June 13, 2025, 3:16 p.m.

Here’s what you’ll learn when read this story:An earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, forced renovations to the local city hall, and revealed a Roman-era theater in the basement of the building. The discovery sheds new light on the history of the city and its stature as a Roman outpost. Crews working in the basement to restore the city hall of Sisak, Croatia, after a 2020 earthquake discovered a small Roman theater, complete with stone rows and the theater’s stage. The city hall structure was constructed in 1914 over the older buildings already on site. This newly-discovered Roman odeum has now become a prominent piece of the city’s history, and will be a part of its future for many years to come.

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