An ancient inscription has been constitute that proves that in that place was a sanctuary in addition to temple dedicated to the Greek god Apollo on the isle of St Ivan off Sozopol on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast, according to an statement past times dig squad caput Professor Kazimir Popkonstantinov.
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| The rock inscription decree provides evidence almost the cordial relations betwixt Apollonia Pontika |
(today’s Sozopol inwards Bulgaria) in addition to Herakleia Pontika (today’s Karadeniz Eregli inwards Turkey)
[Credit: Archaeologia Bulgarica NGO & Journal] The 2,300-year-old inscription was constitute on a fragment of marble which had been built into the flooring of the early on Byzantine monastery in addition to church building on St Ivan (Greek Hagios Ioannis) Island.
The statement said that inwards spite of the conviction of archaeologists for many years that in that place had been a temple of Apollo on the island, in addition to thus far in that place had been no proof.
The five-line inscription is evidence that long earlier the structure of the early on Christian church building in addition to the monastery inwards the 5th century, in that place had been a bang-up sanctuary at the site, Popkonstantinov said.
The inscription is a tertiary century BC decree of the Assembly of Apollonia Pontika enumerates the contributions of the “wonderful in addition to virtuous citizens" sent past times “the ever friendly in addition to well-disposed towards our people Herakleia [Pontika]", in addition to proposes that they endure granted the highest possible honours.
Unfortunately, the listing of the honours in addition to privileges inwards interrogation were described inwards the lost exercise of the inscription.
"This was the get-go written proof of the links betwixt the 2 ancient cities," Popkonstantinov added.
Source: The Sofia Globe [October 22, 2018]
Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
[Credit: Archaeologia Bulgarica NGO & Journal] The 2,300-year-old inscription was constitute on a fragment of marble which had been built into the flooring of the early on Byzantine monastery in addition to church building on St Ivan (Greek Hagios Ioannis) Island.
The statement said that inwards spite of the conviction of archaeologists for many years that in that place had been a temple of Apollo on the island, in addition to thus far in that place had been no proof.
The five-line inscription is evidence that long earlier the structure of the early on Christian church building in addition to the monastery inwards the 5th century, in that place had been a bang-up sanctuary at the site, Popkonstantinov said.
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| View of the Early Byzantine church building remains on the isle of St. Ivan [Credit: Archaeologia Bulgarica NGO & Journal] |
Unfortunately, the listing of the honours in addition to privileges inwards interrogation were described inwards the lost exercise of the inscription.
"This was the get-go written proof of the links betwixt the 2 ancient cities," Popkonstantinov added.
Source: The Sofia Globe [October 22, 2018]
Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
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