Seredžius Mound, called Palemonas Hill

Have you ever thought that the Lithuanian nation could have originated from the Romans? The legend about Duke Palemonas covers not only the Seredžius mound but also the whole of Lithuania. The Roman nobleman Palemon is said to have fled north with his family and 500 Roman patricians to escape persecution until he finally reached the Baltic Sea. Traveling through the Curonian Lagoon, later the Nemunas, they stopped at the mouth of the Dubysa. Fascinated by the surrounding nature, the Romans settled down and built a castle and a temple on an oak-covered hill. In the 19th century, the historian Teodoras Narbutas stated in the History of the Lithuanian Nation that the mystical Duke Palemonas was buried in the Seredžius mound, therefore the hill is often called Palemonas Hill.

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