Συμπεράσματα από τις ανασκαφές της 9ης Εφορείας Βυζαντινών Αρχαιοτήτων στη Βόρεια Πιερία
Part of : Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και στη Θράκη ; Vol.10, No.Α, 1996, pages 239-258
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239-258
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Conclusions from the excavations conducted by 9th Ephorate in North Pieria
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The excavations conducted by 9th Ephorate at Pydna and Louloudies have produced the following discoveries.At Pynda (Byzantine Citrus), sections of the rectangular castle (measuring 320x130 metres) dating from the time of Justinian have been discovered. After the capture of this fortress by the Bulgare, it was strengthened in the tenth century with a second enceinte outside the Early Christian structure. Part of the apse of a fourth century basilica and of a basilica of the second half of the sixth century, have come to light inside the castle, together with the late tenth - early eleventh century episcopal church and the west gate. In the settle ment which lay outside the castle to the south-west, the baths, the inn, pottery workshops and tool-making shops have been excavated.At Louloudies, 8 km. to the south —the site to which the Bishop of Pydna moved in 479 when the Goths occupied his former seat— excavations have revealed a fortified group of episcopal buildings with four towers. The complex measured 90x80 metres and consisted of a basilica, the bishop’s residence and installations for the production of wine and olive oil. It was destroyed by earth quake around the middle of the sixth century and was later used as the loca tion of workshops. The bishop moved back to Pydna in the third quarter of the sixth century.It can be concluded from the above that the movement of bishops and whole settlements was a common occurrence in the Early Byzantine period.
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Βυζαντινές αρχαιότητες, Πιερία, συνέδρια
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