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Surroundings:

Roman Bridge

Location:

  • Türkiye, Lüleburgaz
  • geo:41.400002,27.35
  • Location ± 25-100 m.

Period or year:

  • -1xx~ / unknown

Class:

  • Vicus or canabae
  • invisible

Identifiers:

Annotations

Bergoulai was a small town, which was later on called Arcadiopolis (Lüleburgaz) .Emperor Theodosius I (347-395) changed it to Arcadiopolis (Greek: Αρκαδιούπολις) in honour of his son and successor Arcadius (377-408). In 443 Attila the Hun( c.406-453) captured the town.

Sources:

  1. https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/15784/1/larnach_mj_thesis.pdf
  2. Bergoulai - The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey - TAY Project
  3. William Smith; sv Bergule in: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, London, 1854

Nearby

Turkish Bridge

Ancient Turkish Bridge

Lüleburgaz Castle (1 km)

Lüleburgaz Castle

Arcadiopolis (1 km)

Arcadiopolis


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