Odessos
Odessos was established as an apoikia on the western coast of the Pontos Axeinos (the Black Sea). The founders of the polis arrived from Miletus as a result of the ancient Hellenic migratory activity. The town has been known under
Sadovec Fortresses
The defense system of Byzantium on the Balkan Peninsula involved three main fortified lines: the Danube Limes, the Balkan Range and Strandzha Mountain. It was finally accomplished in the course of the 5th – 6th c. Fortresses great in number
Veliki Preslav
It is located about 4 km from the present-day town of Preslav and about 20 km from the district center of Shumen. The name comes from the Slavic words for Great for Veliki and Gorgeous for Preslav. The Bulgarian state
Nicopolis ad Nestum
Nicopolis ad Nestum is a Roman town located in southwestern Bulgaria. The “Town of victory on the Nestos River” was founded in early 2nd c. by the Roman Emperor Trajan, in honour of his victory over the Dacians. Its position
Augusta Traiana
An ancient town with many names, among which Beroe is often mentioned in the written sources. In 46 AD, the town entered the boundaries of the Roman province of Thrace. In 106 Emperor Trajan changed its name to Ulpia Augusta
Diocletianopolis
Hisarya is a small but very famous town in southern Bulgaria, 42 km north of Plovdiv. It is located on a sunny plain, a transition from the southern slopes of Sredna Gora to the Thracian Valley, at an altitude of
Storgosia
The area of Pleven is saturated with archaeological sites, but only a small part of them has been studied. Among them, the longest-explored is the fortress located in the Park of Kaylaka, about 3 km southeast of Pleven, known as
Partikopolis
Located at the crossroads between the Middle East and Western Europe, Partikopolis (later Sveti Vrach, in honour of the holy inmercenaries Cosmas ans Damian, martyrs in Rome in 284) and the Middle Struma region lie about a hundred kilometers from
Philippopolis
The history of Plovdiv began in the Neolithic – 6th millennium BC - to continue without interruption to this day. The town has had important religious, administrative and political functions throughout its existence. It is the main town of Thrace
Lectoure
Lectoure es una comuna del distrito de Gers, provincia de Occitania (antes de 2016, Mediodía-Pirineos). Es una ciudad termal, situada sobre un espolón rocoso rodeado por murallas medievales, con la catedral dedicada a los santos Gervasio y Protasio, las ruinas