Daorson

Daorson
Cyclopean walls of ancient Daorson.
Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Interactive map of Daorson
Type	Megalithic settlement
Periods	Classical, Hellenistic, Roman
Cultures	Illyrian, Roman
Location	Ošanići, Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Region	Illyria, Dalmatia
Site notes
Owner	Public
KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official name	Archaeological area - the Hellenistic city of Daorson in Ošanići near Stolac
Type	Category 0 cultural property
Criteria	A, B, C iii.iv.v.vi., D i.iv., F i.iii., G iv., H i., I i.ii.iii.
Designated	21 January 2003
Part of	Stolac, natural and architectural ensemble
Reference no.	605
Decision no.	01-275/02
Listed	List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Daorson was the capital of the Illyrian tribe of the Daorsi (Ancient Greek Δαόριζοι, Δαούρσιοι; Latin Daorsei). The Daorsi lived in the valley of the Neretva River between 300 BC and 50 BC. They came very early into contact with Greek traders acquiring many facies of Greek civilization, and the town acquired a certain degree of Hellenization. After the peace treaty with Rome in 168/167 BC, the Daorsi minted their own coins.

The ruins of Daorson are located at Ošanjići, near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.