The remains of a Roman town dating to the 1st-4th centuries AD were revealed during excavations in the 1970s at Dzalisa, near Georgia’s old capital of Mtskheta. It is thought to be one of the most notable archaeological sites of the Classical period in the kingdom of Kartli (Iberia) and has been recognised as Zalissa, a town that was mentioned by the 2nd century AD Greek geographer Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus) in his “Geographical Handbook”.
The most outstanding discovery so far is a 2nd century A.D. 12 color mosaic depicting Dionysus, the god of the grape harvest, wine-making and wine, and his wife Ariadne, the daughter of the legendary Minos and Pasiphaë.
Ticket: 2 USD; free for children under 6
Address: Village of Dzalisa, District of Mtskheta
Working Hours: 10:00 – 18:00
Holidays: Monday, and Official Holidays
