Mikri Doksipara Zoni tomb, Roman burial tumulus near Mikri Doxipara, Evros, Greece

The Mikri Doksipara Zoni tomb is a Roman burial mound near the villages of Mikri Doksipara, Zoni and Helidona in the Evros regional unit, 33.5 km west of Didymoteicho and 30.6 km west of Orestiada. The mound measures 60 m in diameter and 7.5 m in height. Excavation since 2002 has uncovered four cremation burials of a wealthy landowning family, three men and one woman, together with their chariots and the bones of their horses.

Excavation began in 2002 under the 19th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Thrace. The mound held four cremated members of a wealthy landowning family, three men and one woman, buried in the 2nd century AD with their chariots and horses; the vehicles and horse bones were recovered. Research showed that rich Thracian families of the Roman period chose burial in tumuli on their own estates.

The four burials date to the 2nd century AD and belong to a wealthy landowning family: three men and one woman, cremated and interred with their chariots and horses. Excavation since 2002 has uncovered the chariots and horse bones, showing that in Roman-era northern Thrace such families chose tumuli on their own estates for burial.

The mound lies in open farmland near the villages of Mikri Doxipara, Zoni and Helidona, about 33.5 km west of Didymoteicho and 30.6 km west of Orestiada, so a car or taxi from either town is the practical way to reach it. It is not an organized archaeological site but an active excavation that visitors may enter; there are no facilities, so bring water, sun protection and sturdy shoes.

Excavation began in 2002 under the 19th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Thrace. Digs uncovered four cremation burials of a wealthy landowning family, three men and one woman, along with their chariots and the bones of their horses, all interred in the 2nd century AD.