From Iran’s Press TV:
Known as the best preserved archaeological site in Bulgaria, Nikopolis-ad-Istrum is called by some the Bulgarian Pompeii, StandArt reported.
The team is slated to start excavations this summer by exploring a building dating back to the time of Roman emperor Septimus, which experts believe was used as temple by the worshippers of the goddess Cybele.
Previous excavations have yielded pieces of wall paneling, details of door cases, windows and niches.
Archeologists now hope to restore the architectural layout of the settlement as it used to be during the reign of Emperor Trajan in the second century.
Preliminary studies revealed the network of streets, the forum surrounded by an Ionic colonnade and many buildings, a two-nave room later turned into a basilica which showed that the town was planned based on the orthogonal system.
The architectural remains and sculptures show a similarity with those of the ancient towns in Asia Minor.
… hopefully we’ll hear more about this as the dig goes on; a couple of years ago they found a Nymphaeum there …
