With contributions by T. Blagg, K. Butcher, J. Reynolds, P. Strange and T. Sturge.
The remarkable preservation of this Bulgarian site and the comprehensive nature of the British research programme combine to provide a unique insight into the physical, economic and palaeo-environmental history of a Roman city from the early 2nd to the late 6th century A.D. This first volume contains the results of the excavations, geophysical surveys, coins, epigraphic finds and an analysis of the Severan frescoes. It also summarises the results of the large environmental programme, small-find, architectural material and ceramic studies and assesses their implications for the city in its regional context and its relations with other parts of the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine world.
Author(s): Andrew Poulter
Series: Journal of Roman Studies Monographs, 8
Publisher: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 410
City: London
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Abbreviations
Bibliography
CONTENTS
Preface by Sir William Harpham
Foreword by The Hon. Sir Steven Runciman
Acknowledgements
Notes on the report
I. Introduction
II. Summary and Conclusions
Ill. Area A: The Northern Defences
IV. Area B: The Roman Road
V. Area C: The Roman Gate
VI. Area D: The Workshops
VII. Area E: The South Gate
VIII. Area F: The Large Basilica
IX. Area K: The Small Basilica
X. Area M: The Roman House and Early Byzantine Building
XI. Area P: The Rectangular Tower
XII. Area R: The Pentagonal Tower
XIII. Area S: The East Gate
XIV. Cuttings H, L, and N
XV. The House in Area M: Internal Decoration (T. F. C. Blagg)
XVI. The Geophysical Programme (P. Strange)
XVII. The Coins (Kevin Butcher)
XVIII. The Inscriptions (Joyce Reynolds)
Index
Plates I-XLV
