The Necropolis at the Benkovski Quarter of Sofia and the Late Antique Necropoleis in Present Day Bulgaria. Book 1. Text. Sofia, 2024 (Archaeological Excavations and Researh, LI/1) (in Bulgarian, with a summary), 2024
The Necropolis at the Benkovski Quarter of Sofia and the Late Antique Necropoleis in Present Day Bulgaria. Book 2. Appendices. Sofia, 2024 (Archaeological Excavations and Researh, LI/2). , 2024
Том II. Резултати от последните проучвания на резиденцията и пътната станция. Трасетата на Диагон... more Том II. Резултати от последните проучвания на резиденцията и пътната станция. Трасетата на Диагоналния трансбалкански път (Via diagonalis) в района. SCRETiSCA-KΡATiΣKAΡA Vol. II. The results from the recent research of the residence and the road station. The routes of the Trans-Balkan diagonal road (Via diagonalis) in the region.
The bouleuterion of Serdica – for yet another (probably not the last) time_Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology (in Bulgarian, with Summary), 2024
The bouleuterion is the main edifice in the complex of any ancient city square (agora/forum). The... more The bouleuterion is the main edifice in the complex of any ancient city square (agora/forum). The bouleuterion of Serdica is the only studied and definitely identified edifice in the complex of the local central square. Its chronology and characteristics have been debated by various researchers. The construction of its known edifice can be attributed to the last quarter of the 2 nd c. AD. It was erected on top of an earlier building, probably with the same purpose. The known edifice was substantially reconstructed at the end of the 3 rd c. AD. Its use as a bouleuterion has ended in the period between the end of the 4 th and the middle of the 5 th c. AD The poorly preserved remains and the extreme circumstances of their study in the 1950s are the reasons why almost all basic questions about their characterization today can be answered in the form of probabilities, as hypotheses. Although hypothetical, our analysis should be based on the facts and documentation available in the primary publication, following an objective, but also correct attitude towards them.
Introduction In the Early Byzantine Period (EBP; 395-610) there is a large number of sites in the... more Introduction In the Early Byzantine Period (EBP; 395-610) there is a large number of sites in the dioceses of Thracia and Dacia that in contemporary sources are referred to as castellа, φρούρια, όχυρώματα, or with other terms similar in meaning, i.e. fortresses, fortified areas. Today local inhabitants call their remains “cetăţi”, “gradishta”, “gradini” (sometimes also “gradove”), “kaleta”, “hisari” – terms of Romanian, Slavic or Turkish origin with the same meaning as the above mentioned. These fortresses are the subject of the current research. The study does not cover the city and the city-type centres that in the sources are referred to as civitates, πόλεις, etc. The criteria that can determine and differentiate the types of fortresses of the EBP are based on their structural characteristics. A characteristic feature of the structure of a settlement is the complex of households of its inhabitants. A major building element in the structure of a military garrison is the barracks. ...
The stagnation and the decline of the autonomous urban self-government in Late Antiquity is accom... more The stagnation and the decline of the autonomous urban self-government in Late Antiquity is accompanied by an increase in the role of the imperial administration in the governance and social life of the cities. Favoured by these changes are mainly the centres in which the provincial governors reside, i.e. the provincial capitals. At the same time, with the stablishment of Christianity as a dominant religion, the territorial-administrative organization of the church is formed. It duplicates that of the state. Gradually the еpiscopal institution became a key factor in legitimizing and defending the city’s status. The bishop of the provincial capital – the metropolitan – is in a position of supremacy over other bishops in the province. A material expression of these advantages of the provincial capitals is the large-scale construction of public and private buildings and facilities.
Провинциалните столици на късноантичните диоцези Thracia и Dacia. – В: А. Станев, Цв. Йотов (съст.). Сердика – Средец – София. Т. 8 (Национална научна конференция „90 години музеят на София“, София, 12-14 ноември, 2018 г.). София, 2020, 206-231
The Necropolis at the Benkovski Quarter of Sofia and the Late Antique Necropoleis in Present Day Bulgaria. Book 1. Text. Sofia, 2024 (Archaeological Excavations and Researh, LI/1) (in Bulgarian, with a summary), 2024
The Necropolis at the Benkovski Quarter of Sofia and the Late Antique Necropoleis in Present Day Bulgaria. Book 2. Appendices. Sofia, 2024 (Archaeological Excavations and Researh, LI/2). , 2024
Том II. Резултати от последните проучвания на резиденцията и пътната станция. Трасетата на Диагон... more Том II. Резултати от последните проучвания на резиденцията и пътната станция. Трасетата на Диагоналния трансбалкански път (Via diagonalis) в района. SCRETiSCA-KΡATiΣKAΡA Vol. II. The results from the recent research of the residence and the road station. The routes of the Trans-Balkan diagonal road (Via diagonalis) in the region.
The bouleuterion of Serdica – for yet another (probably not the last) time_Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology (in Bulgarian, with Summary), 2024
The bouleuterion is the main edifice in the complex of any ancient city square (agora/forum). The... more The bouleuterion is the main edifice in the complex of any ancient city square (agora/forum). The bouleuterion of Serdica is the only studied and definitely identified edifice in the complex of the local central square. Its chronology and characteristics have been debated by various researchers. The construction of its known edifice can be attributed to the last quarter of the 2 nd c. AD. It was erected on top of an earlier building, probably with the same purpose. The known edifice was substantially reconstructed at the end of the 3 rd c. AD. Its use as a bouleuterion has ended in the period between the end of the 4 th and the middle of the 5 th c. AD The poorly preserved remains and the extreme circumstances of their study in the 1950s are the reasons why almost all basic questions about their characterization today can be answered in the form of probabilities, as hypotheses. Although hypothetical, our analysis should be based on the facts and documentation available in the primary publication, following an objective, but also correct attitude towards them.
Introduction In the Early Byzantine Period (EBP; 395-610) there is a large number of sites in the... more Introduction In the Early Byzantine Period (EBP; 395-610) there is a large number of sites in the dioceses of Thracia and Dacia that in contemporary sources are referred to as castellа, φρούρια, όχυρώματα, or with other terms similar in meaning, i.e. fortresses, fortified areas. Today local inhabitants call their remains “cetăţi”, “gradishta”, “gradini” (sometimes also “gradove”), “kaleta”, “hisari” – terms of Romanian, Slavic or Turkish origin with the same meaning as the above mentioned. These fortresses are the subject of the current research. The study does not cover the city and the city-type centres that in the sources are referred to as civitates, πόλεις, etc. The criteria that can determine and differentiate the types of fortresses of the EBP are based on their structural characteristics. A characteristic feature of the structure of a settlement is the complex of households of its inhabitants. A major building element in the structure of a military garrison is the barracks. ...
The stagnation and the decline of the autonomous urban self-government in Late Antiquity is accom... more The stagnation and the decline of the autonomous urban self-government in Late Antiquity is accompanied by an increase in the role of the imperial administration in the governance and social life of the cities. Favoured by these changes are mainly the centres in which the provincial governors reside, i.e. the provincial capitals. At the same time, with the stablishment of Christianity as a dominant religion, the territorial-administrative organization of the church is formed. It duplicates that of the state. Gradually the еpiscopal institution became a key factor in legitimizing and defending the city’s status. The bishop of the provincial capital – the metropolitan – is in a position of supremacy over other bishops in the province. A material expression of these advantages of the provincial capitals is the large-scale construction of public and private buildings and facilities.
Провинциалните столици на късноантичните диоцези Thracia и Dacia. – В: А. Станев, Цв. Йотов (съст.). Сердика – Средец – София. Т. 8 (Национална научна конференция „90 години музеят на София“, София, 12-14 ноември, 2018 г.). София, 2020, 206-231
The site is situated on a low elevation, about 1 km to the W–NW from Zveden. Excavations were car... more The site is situated on a low elevation, about 1 km to the W–NW from Zveden. Excavations were carried out in two stages in 2019 (fig. 1). In uncertain contexts, a limited number of materials from different periods were found. Among the earlier there is an early Byzantine bronze exagium (fig. 3) A collective find of 52 copper coins from the last quarter of the 12th–beginning of the 13th c. was scattered on an area of about 500 m2. A previously unknown Christian necropolis was identified. Fourteen graves of individuals of different sex and age were examined (figs 1, 2). Grave goods were found only in a child’s grave (figs 2a, 3). It seems that the investigated sector of the necropolis was mainly used in the 12th c. There are data for earlier graves, as well as for a massive building (church?) in the unexplored sectors of the necropolis. An interesting silver pendant (fig. 3) probably comes from a destroyed earlier grave (from the 11th c.?).
The remains of a complex from the 2nd–first half of the 3rd c. AD were investigated. A building w... more The remains of a complex from the 2nd–first half of the 3rd c. AD were investigated. A building with a chain arranged rooms has a central place in it (fig. 1, 2). One of the premises had residential functions (fig. 3), and the others – economic/farming functions. The discovered materials testify to the husbandry based livelihood of the owners.
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church is formed. It duplicates that of the state. Gradually the еpiscopal institution became a key factor in legitimizing
and defending the city’s status. The bishop of the provincial capital – the metropolitan – is in a position of
supremacy over other bishops in the province. A material expression of these advantages of the provincial capitals
is the large-scale construction of public and private buildings and facilities.
church is formed. It duplicates that of the state. Gradually the еpiscopal institution became a key factor in legitimizing
and defending the city’s status. The bishop of the provincial capital – the metropolitan – is in a position of
supremacy over other bishops in the province. A material expression of these advantages of the provincial capitals
is the large-scale construction of public and private buildings and facilities.
two stages in 2019 (fig. 1).
In uncertain contexts, a limited number of materials from different periods were found. Among the earlier there
is an early Byzantine bronze exagium (fig. 3) A collective find of 52 copper coins from the last quarter of the 12th–beginning
of the 13th c. was scattered on an area of about 500 m2.
A previously unknown Christian necropolis was identified. Fourteen graves of individuals of different sex and
age were examined (figs 1, 2). Grave goods were found only in a child’s grave (figs 2a, 3). It seems that the investigated
sector of the necropolis was mainly used in the 12th c. There are data for earlier graves, as well as for a massive building
(church?) in the unexplored sectors of the necropolis. An interesting silver pendant (fig. 3) probably comes from a
destroyed earlier grave (from the 11th c.?).
arranged rooms has a central place in it (fig. 1, 2). One of the premises had residential functions (fig. 3), and the others –
economic/farming functions. The discovered materials testify to the husbandry based livelihood of the owners.