Museo Archeologico di Bova Marina

The Archaeological Museum of Bova Marina preserves finds from the Archeoderi site, including a synagogue mosaic, late Roman coins and a milestone.

Why it matters

The collection documents the long history of settlement on Calabria's Ionian coast and the presence of one of the western Mediterranean's earliest known synagogues.

What to notice

The museum displays sections of a fourth-century synagogue mosaic with a seven-branched menorah, a hoard of 3,079 bronze coins from the fourth to fifth century and a Roman milestone dated 364–367 CE. These objects were found in the surrounding area, including at San Pasquale and contrada Amigdalà.

Context and history

Excavations at San Pasquale began in the 1980s. The site includes a synagogue complex occupied from the fourth to sixth centuries and Roman-period remains associated with the coastal road station of Scyle. The archaeological park and museum are managed as part of the state museum system in Calabria.