DOI Artikel:
Vladkova, Pavlina: The portico building extra muros in Novae: investigations and problems
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41865#0223
Pavlina Vladkova
Yeliko Tamovo
THE PORTICO BUILDING EXTRA MUROS IN NOVAE.
INYESTIGATIONS AND PROBLEMS
The excavations at the site, situated about 75 m westward from the west for-
tified wali of the roman lager Novae, began in 1978 and are still going on. Even
with the beginning of the prospecting of the lager, 40 years ago, the area west-
wardly from it was not left out of the account of the researchers. There are two
reasons for this:
— according to the plan drawn by K. Śkorpil in the beginning of the 20tłl
century in that area a basilica was situated, which ruins were clearly seen on the
surface [Śkorpil 1905];
— the publication of S. Stefanov [Stefanov 1930/1931, 265], who menages
to elear out comparatively well the layout of the west water-main of Novae, pass-
ing in the immediate vicinity of the later located complex.
Head of the excavations at the site, known in the literaturę as VIII A, is Mar-
ia Ćicikova for ten years now. The greater part of the publications about the
revealed buildings during their different building periods belongs to her. The
researcher pays particular attention to the found inscription and parts of bonzę
statues, which she publishes many times as a single author or together with
V. Bożilova [Ćićikova 1987, 185-192; Ćićikova, Bożilova 1990, 44-50; Ćiciko-
va, Bożilova 1990a, 611-619]. In her researches about clay lamps from Novae,
M. Cićikova also includes separate specimens from the site VIIIA [Ćićikova 1987].
As a whole the researcher ’s opinion is that the building extra muros existed
during the period between the second half of the 2nd century and the middle of
the 3rd century, when it was destroyed by the devastating invasions of the Goths.
Using the found inscription as a base, M. Cićikova thinks that the nousine resi-
dence of the legat of the I Italie Legion was situated here. She distinguishes two
periods in the existence of the building. The main difference between them is
that during the first period there was a pool in the inner court and during the
second period it was filled up. Using the data from the numismatic materiał,
M. Cićikova ascertains interruption in the life there after the middle of the 3rd
century. According to her buildings are partly restored at the end of the same
Yeliko Tamovo
THE PORTICO BUILDING EXTRA MUROS IN NOVAE.
INYESTIGATIONS AND PROBLEMS
The excavations at the site, situated about 75 m westward from the west for-
tified wali of the roman lager Novae, began in 1978 and are still going on. Even
with the beginning of the prospecting of the lager, 40 years ago, the area west-
wardly from it was not left out of the account of the researchers. There are two
reasons for this:
— according to the plan drawn by K. Śkorpil in the beginning of the 20tłl
century in that area a basilica was situated, which ruins were clearly seen on the
surface [Śkorpil 1905];
— the publication of S. Stefanov [Stefanov 1930/1931, 265], who menages
to elear out comparatively well the layout of the west water-main of Novae, pass-
ing in the immediate vicinity of the later located complex.
Head of the excavations at the site, known in the literaturę as VIII A, is Mar-
ia Ćicikova for ten years now. The greater part of the publications about the
revealed buildings during their different building periods belongs to her. The
researcher pays particular attention to the found inscription and parts of bonzę
statues, which she publishes many times as a single author or together with
V. Bożilova [Ćićikova 1987, 185-192; Ćićikova, Bożilova 1990, 44-50; Ćiciko-
va, Bożilova 1990a, 611-619]. In her researches about clay lamps from Novae,
M. Cićikova also includes separate specimens from the site VIIIA [Ćićikova 1987].
As a whole the researcher ’s opinion is that the building extra muros existed
during the period between the second half of the 2nd century and the middle of
the 3rd century, when it was destroyed by the devastating invasions of the Goths.
Using the found inscription as a base, M. Cićikova thinks that the nousine resi-
dence of the legat of the I Italie Legion was situated here. She distinguishes two
periods in the existence of the building. The main difference between them is
that during the first period there was a pool in the inner court and during the
second period it was filled up. Using the data from the numismatic materiał,
M. Cićikova ascertains interruption in the life there after the middle of the 3rd
century. According to her buildings are partly restored at the end of the same