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Bronze Dionysus Chariot Bust, Venus Terracotta Found in Home Burned Down in 251 AD Goth Invasion of Roman Empire in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

Bronze Dionysus Chariot Bust, Venus Terracotta Found in Home Burned Down in 251 AD Goth Invasion of Roman Empire in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

The bronze bust of wine god Dionysus, which was part of a chariot’s decoration, has been found in a large Roman Era building in Philipopolis, Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, burned down by the invading Goths in 251 AD. The Dionysus bust is seen here on display in the 2020 Bulgarian Archaeology Exhibition in the National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia. Photo: ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com A bronze…

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6 Luxury Quarters with Brothel like Pompeii’s Formed ‘Heart’ of Roman City Philipopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, Archaeologists Reveal

6 Luxury Quarters with Brothel like Pompeii’s Formed ‘Heart’ of Roman City Philipopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, Archaeologists Reveal

The six luxury quarters of ancient Philipopolis in the Roman Era were located at the foot of Old Plovdiv’s Three Hills, down behind its world-famous Antiquity Theater. Photo: Wikipedia

The core, or “heart” of the ancient city of Philipopolis, today’s Plovdiv in Central South Bulgaria, during the time of the Roman Empireconsisted of six luxury quarters with residential and public buildings,…

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Hellenistic Age Philipopolis Was Larger Than Known, Archaeologists Find in Eastern Gate Digs in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

Hellenistic Age Philipopolis Was Larger Than Known, Archaeologists Find in Eastern Gate Digs in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

Excavations in the western section of the Eastern Gate of ancient Philipopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv have unexpectedly revealed Early Hellenistic Age layers pushing back the site’s history by several centuries, and revealing that Philipopolis grew as an urban center much earlier than thought. Photos: TV grabs from the Bulgarian National Television

The ancient city of Philipopolis, today’s Plovdiv

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Inscription Granting Roman Man ‘Front Row Seat Right’, Main Façade of Antiquity Odeon Discovered in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

Inscription Granting Roman Man ‘Front Row Seat Right’, Main Façade of Antiquity Odeon Discovered in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

A fragment from a Roman Era statue found in Plovdiv’s Antiquity Odeon mentions the right of “proedria” (front row seating) and the name Sozipatros. Photo: Plovdiv Time

A fragment from a statue of a prominent Ancient Roman citizen who had been granted “proedria”, i.e. the right of occupying the front row of seats next to the orchestra at the dramatic performances, has been discovered during the…

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Archaeologists Explore Ancient Roman Forum of Philippopolis

Located in south central Bulgaria, the city of Plovdiv, known to many as the "Eternal City of Bulgaria", is among the oldest cities in Europe, with evidence of human settlement going back 6,000 years. Established first as the Thracian settlement of Eumolpia, today its ancient remains near the city center are most often identified with the name Philippopolis by archaeologists. That was the name given to the city after it was Hellenized within the Macedonian Empire under Philip II during the 4th century, B.C.E.

But its most visible ancient remains took shape when the city was absorbed into the orbit of ancient Rome during the 1st century B.C.E. - 1st century C.E., the time period of Augustus. It was during this time when the great monumental structures, such as the Theater, Stadium, Treasury, Thermae, Odeon, and other associated structures of its central Forum, were built. Read more.