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A model of what the Roman Stadium looked like when it was built at the beginning of the 2nd century CE under Emperor Hadrian. With a length of 240m/787ft, it could seat 30,000 spectators. The left-hand side butted up against the Hill of Danov.

Also depicted at the back of the model is a fortification wall built in 172 CE under Emperor Marcus Aurelius and an aqueduct constructed in the 4th century CE.

Thracians settled Plovdiv in the 5th century BCE. In 342 BCE it was conquered by Philip II of Macedon who named it Philippopolis. The Romans ruled from the 1st to 4th centuries CE with the population reaching 100,000. Attila’s Huns destroyed the city in 447 CE. Slavs had taken over by the middle of the 6th century CE. Control shifted back and forth between the Bulgarians and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) until the city fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1364 CE. Although Bulgaria was liberated from the Ottomans in 1878 CE, geo-political interference delayed Plovdiv’s unification with Bulgaria until 1885 CE. Today Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after the capital of Sofia.

On Google Earth: Roman Stadium 42° 8'51.22"N, 24°44'52.88"E

Danov Hill 42° 8'43.54"N, 24°44'48.30"E
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Author Dan Lundberg
Camera location42° 08′ 51.6″ N, 24° 44′ 53″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Dan Lundberg at https://flickr.com/photos/9508280@N07/48655986058. It was reviewed on 2 May 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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