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Delane Jeffery Photography
A 1,900-Year-Old Ancient Greek Inscription Found in The Roman Baths of Hisarya, Bulgaria
An ancient Greek inscription was discovered by archeologists in the resort town of Hisarya, Southern Bulgaria which reveals who ruled the finances of the province of Thrace.
The marble slab, is dedicated to the Emperor Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius, and was found in the Roman baths of the city. It is believed to be 1,900 years old.
The text gives precise information that the baths were built in the middle of the 2nd century and the finances of the province of Thrace were managed by Volusius Severus.
“The inscription is intact, 1.3 x 70 cm in size. When we talk about an imperial cult, it means that it was placed in a cult place. The room in which it was found is a deep pool, a huge amount of marble, cipher slabs and certainly this room was sacred,” Mitko Madjarov, the Director of the Archaeological Museum at Hisarya said, according to Bulgarian National Television BHT.
Ancient Greek inscription found at the spa capital of Thrace
After the site was declared an imperial possession, construction began on the Roman Baths, which then became the spa capital of the province of Thrace and the Balkans. Even today the resort is visited by over 200,000 tourists mainly for its healing mineral springs, BHT reports.
According to Madjarov, the valuable artifact is a prerequisite for new discoveries in the Roman Baths: “A few years ago, we found a male foot of a solid statue, and it is very likely that we will find this statue here as well – whether it will be of an emperor or of the God of Health, future excavations will tell.”
The marble slab is now on display in a special place in the Archaeological Museum and can be seen by tourists and visitors to the resort.
Hisarya, or Diocletianopolis in Roman times, was founded by the Roman emperor Diocletian because of its unique and numerous hot mineral springs.
The ancient Romans were well aware of the healing power of the mineral springs, which is why not only Roman thermal baths but also sanctuaries of their healing gods were built nearby at that time.
The Roman baths in Hisarya are one of the few preserved authentic Roman baths in Europe.
The baths were probably built in the second half of the 3rd century, and their original construction, together with the nymphaeum (sanctuary of the nymphs), dates from the middle of the 2nd century.
They were discovered in 1935.
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Woman's garden 'stepping stone' turns out to be an ancient Roman artifact
A seemingly dull marble slab, used for 10 years as a stepping stone in an English garden, is actually a rare ancient Roman engraving, a new analysis finds.
The discovery surprised its owner, who learned that the 25-inch-long (63 centimeters) slab — a stone she had previously used as a stair while mounting her horse — dated to the second century A.D. and was worth about $20,400 (£15,000).
However, no one knows how the marble masterpiece ended up in England. It was likely carved in Greece or Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), according to a statement from Woolley and Wallis, a U.K auction house that is handling the sale of the slab.
Some of the stone's history is known: It was unearthed from a rock garden in Whiteparish, a village in southern England, about 20 years ago, according to Woolley and Wallis. Then, the woman who owns the stable used the mud-covered stone for a decade as a mounting block until, one day, she noticed a laurel wreath carved on its surface. Read more.
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A marble slab, divided into four fragments, with a text in Greek in the Homeric style, was discovered next to the early Christian basilica, located two kilometers east of the village of Shkorpilovtsi, Dolni Chiflik municipality. This was announced to Radio Varna by Dr.
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“A marble slab, divided into four fragments, with a text in Greek in the Homeric style, was discovered next to the early Christian basilica, located two kilometers east of the village of Shkorpilovtsi, Dolni Chiflik municipality.”
“This was announced to Radio Varna by Dr. Hristo Kuzov, the head of the excavations, which were resumed after a 40-year hiatus.”
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