Nicopolis ad Istrum: A Roman, Late Roman, and Early Byzantine City: Excavations 1985-1992

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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. List of figures List of plates 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