Marcianopolis
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Marcianopolis city model (Devnya museum) and showing the location of the House of Antiope in the centre
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- Ancient site.name
- Marcianopolis
- Ancient site.native_name
- Μαρκιανούπολις
- Ancient site.caption
- Location of Marcianopolis in modern-day Bulgaria
- Ancient site.map_type
- Bulgaria
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250
- Ancient site.location
- Bulgaria
- Ancient site.region
- Varna Province
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- archaeological site
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Located in
- Bulgaria
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Dioecesis Thraciae 400 AD.png
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thumb|300px|Marcianopolis city model (Devnya museum) and showing the location of the House of Antiope in the centre
Marcianopolis or Marcianople (Greek: Μαρκιανούπολις), also known as Parthenopolis was an ancient Greek, then Roman capital city and archbishopric in Moesia Inferior. It is located at the site of modern-day Devnya, Bulgaria. The ancient city has been partially excavated and is renowned for its museum collection of ancient mosaic floors from villas in the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marcianopolis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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