The early beginnings of Pula are related to the settlement on the hillfort founded by the Histrians, eponymous inhabitants of the pre-Roman Istria. According to the ancient tradition, the origin of the city is connected to the myth of the Argonauts: after stealing the Golden Fleece and fleeing along the Danube they ended up in Istria. The Colhid search party that followed them to Istria would not dare to return to their motherland after the death of their leader and decided to settle down on the location of Pula. After the defeat the Histrinas suffered in the 2nd Histrian war and the fall of Nesactium in 177 BC Pula came under direct Roman influence. In the period between 47 and 44 BC the city was raised to the rank of colony. In 2001 rescue archaeological excavations were carried out on two locations in the city. A probe measuring 20 m by 3 m was dug in front of the houses in Carrara Street, numbers 5 and 7, all in connection with laying a telecommunication cable. A wall found in the eastern part of the probe is directly connected to the western section of the city walls, and points to the existence of a polygonal tower. In the western part of the probe, a part of the 1st century Roman structure was found. It was decorated with frescoes and mosaics. (Marko Sinobad)