Ancient Narona, a former colony of the Roman province of Dalmatia, is located in the area ofvillage Vid near Metković. During archeological excavations in the 1990s, a Roman forum with the Imperial temple was discovered in the center of Narona, containing the largest known group of imperial statues to date. Eighteen headless statues were found, which, in addition to earlier finds, form a group of twenty, and potentially more, statues. Their display can be traced chronologically through four phases: Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius and Flavius. The first phase involved a seven-member group of statues assembled at the time of the inauguration of the temple. Their stylistic and iconographic features indicate a developed and organized imperial cult already during the life of Augustus. A group of imperial statues testifies to the exceptional quality of artistic production that is overshadowed by its ideological function. At the turn of the 4th to 5th centuries, the statues were demolished and the activity of the temple ceased. With the construction of the in situ museum in 2007, the statues were exhibited in the assumed position.