Eastern sector of the Ancient Stadium of Philipoppol
email: [email protected] link: https://oldplovdiv.bg/en/sights/14The archaeological excavations carried in 2005 - 2006 unearthed a sector of the eastern area of the Stadium of Philippopolis, integrated today into the basement of the modern commercial building.
The displayed archaeological remains are part of the eastern auditorium sitting rows of the stadium of Philippopolis. In the absence of supporting rocks, the marble seats were set on a built system of inclined vaults. As in the other buildings dedicated to entertainment throughout the Roman empire, the seats of honour in the stadium of Philippopolis were marked. The inscriptions found on the marble seats and on the orthostats (stone slabs set at the base of the walls) attest that the emperor's box and seats for persons of high social status were nearby.
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