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 North
Basilica: The church is three part basilica, with narthex, egzonarthex and
atrium. The central part is separated by colonies. There was a Bapstisterium on
north part. The church which is built on old building, can be entered from the
street Via Principalis Inferior. Main material of the atrium construction is
marble. The church is built at the beginning of the 5th century. In the southern
part and southern of the church were discovered 23 Slavic graves, dating from 9th-12th century.
Civil Basilica:
This object is located southern of the north basilica, and discovered in 1937.
Intensive researches made in 1956/1957 when were discovered seven building
phases. Under the most building phases was discovered Hellenistic material from
3rd-2nd century BC.
Little Bath
(Thermae minores): The little bath is located
between the civil and the north basilica. It is late ancient building. It has a
pool and a double room. The construction is made of blocks.
Central Basilica
and Sinagoga: The basilica has three parts and
can be entered from the street Via Principalis. It is built on Sinagoga at the
beginning of the 5th century and has two building phases. The floor of the
Sinagoga was discovered 1,5 meters under the level of the central basilica.
Dating from the 4th century and it was built on older Sinagoga from 3rd
century,
created by the father of the Sinagoga of Stobi Tiberius Claudius Polycharmos.
Here were discovered two vases from the period 121-125. The Hellenistic part
lies on the prehistoric part in the level of the river Crna.
 House
of the Psalms: It is located south in front of the central basilica (on the
picture). It has central room, room with colonnades, a big pool and columns in
the western part of the yard. The floor of the central room has a mosaics. It
was discovered that this building is a residence, church property. From the
residence can be entered in one of the Sinagoges. It has been built on ancient
building.
Via Axia:
Via Axia is one of the main streets in Stobi. Its oriented east-west and its
discovered only small part of the street.
Main Town Public
Fountain (Well): It is located on a small
square created by the streets Via Axia and Via Principalis Inferior.
Big Bath (Magnae
Thermae): It was discovered in 1931/1932. It
has a big room, swimming pool made of marble blocks. At this building were
noticed many building phases and can be entered from the street Via Axia. The
reconstructed bath has been in use in the late 6th century. Inside was discovered
a statue.
Via Principalis
Inferior: The street has orientation
north-south and it is located from the central basilica to the main town
fountain, then to house of Partenius, Palace of Theodosius and the house of
Psalms.
House of
Peristerius: This is a big living complex for
several families and also has rooms for shops. The Peristerius family owned the
rooms in the southern part of the complex. The central part of this
complex is yard under open sky, with fountains on the western side. In the
eastern part are excellent kept the floor mosaics. In the middle there is a
fountain made of marble. The all complex and the mosaics are dating from the
late 4th or the early 5th century.
Via Theodosia:
This street is parallel to Via Axia and its located between the house of
Peristerius and the palace of Theodosius.
Palace of
Theodosius: Eastern from the street Via
Theodosia is located for now one of the most luxury discovered buildings in
Stobi. In this palace stayed the emperor Theodosius 1st in the time of his visit
of Stobi. Because the name of the owner of this palace is not known, it is
called palace of Theodosius for memo of the emperor visit of Stobi. This luxury
building has plan of of the Latin letter L and can be entered from 3 streets.
The floor is covered with marble blocks and the peristyle with mosaics in the
technique opus sectile. The other rooms are also wonderful decorated. The palace
is dating from the 4th- 5th century.
"Stobi - The Baptisterium"
House of Partenius:
This house is located from the southern part of the palace of Theodosius, and
the both have together walls. Its built in shape of the Latin letter L and by
building conception is the same but smaller than the palace of Theodosius. It is
a luxury complex but not that as the palace of Theodosius.
Valavica (Domus
Fullonica): It is a complex of connected shops
and residences, built on older objects. The name answers only of one phase of
the small yard, where in the 5th century has been located a workshop for painting
and for making carpets. The life of this complex starts in the 1st century and
stops at the 5th and the beginning of the 6th century.
Via Principalis
Superior: This street is parallel with Via
Principalis Inferior.
 Episcopacy
Residence: It is located north of the
Episcopacy basilica. In the 4th century this building served as Christian
oratorium (place for speeches), and in the 5th century becomes an episcopacy
residence. Here were discovered a golden ring and bronze vase.
Half circled
Square: It is located north of the episcopacy
basilica. It is separated from the street by a wall of the theatre seats,
surrounded by a colonnades. In the middle there is a base of big monument. The
forum is built in the 4th- 5th century.
Via Sacra:
This street leads from Porta Heraklea to the square. On the southern side the is
colonnade built of theatre parts.
Episcopacy
Basilica: The episcopacy basilica or the church
of the episcope Philip is built on terrace. This monument is basilica with 3
parts narthex, egzonarthex and atrium. The central part is separated from the
others with two colonnades. There is a luxury interior with white marble, mosaic
floors and marble blocks. There are frescoes on the walls. South of the basilica
in 1970/1971 was discovered baspsterium with cupola. There are floor mosaics and
frescoe walls. The episcopacy basilica is dating from the beginning of the 5th
century and reconstructed at the end of the 5th and the beginning of the
6th
century.
Old episcopacy
basilica: Located 5 meters under the episcopacy
basilica. Researches made in the period of 1981/1987. The old episcopacy
basilica was the first cathedral in Stobi. The object has narthex which central
part is separated by 9 columns. The interior of the churches is featured by
mosaic floors and frescoes on the walls. The object has two building phases. The
first is dating from the first half of the 4th century and belongs to the
episcope Budius, and the second of the episcope Evstatius at the end of the 4th
century.
Porta Heraklea:
This is the main gate of Stobi. Its double and is located on the western part of
the town. The time when it was built isn't known but we know of existence at 6th
century.
 Theatre:
The theatre has been built in the 2nd or in the 3rd century AD. It looks like the
theaters in ancient Greece. Its one of the biggest buildings on Stobi of the
Roman period. The scene, the orchestra and the skena have been built separately
each other. The scene has been divided on two parts and built by white marble
taken from Pletvar, Prilep. The theatre has 7634 seats. The seats have been
separated for different tribes and today there are five sections of the scene
with written names of five tribes. The theatre in the late 3rd century became
arena for gladiator fights. In the year of 325 the gladiator fights stopped.
Later on the theatre raised several houses. The up part is totally blow away, as
good part of the down seats. The marble seats have been used as building
material, for the porch on the street Via Sacra. And also at the main gate,
Porta Heraklea. So at the end of the 4th century the theatre becomes mine for
reconstruction for late ancient Stobi.
Gambling Room:
This building is located north of the theatre. It is called gambling room only
because there were discovered Tabula Lusoria and a lot of coins for gambling.
The object was discovered before the 2nd world war. It has mosaic floors. The
object is basilical building, with narthex, egzonarthex... The north side is
open and has architectonic structure with pool made of marble. This gambling
room is from the early Roman period. And is known that existed in the period of
the 5th and the 6th century.
Eastern Town Wall:
This outside wall has dimensions 400x450 meters and oriented north-south. The
outside part is starring at the river Vardar and Porta Heraklea and at the river
Crna on few places. It built from hit stone and stone blocks in the technique
opus insertium. The walls are 2,3 meters fat. It has been made in the 3rd
century and stopped being used in the late 4th or 5th century.
Grave Basilica:
It' located 250 meters southwestern of Porta Heraklea on the way to Palikura. It
has central part and its separated with marble columns and there's a narthex on
the western side. The basilica has been built on graves of one late ancient
necropolis. The central part has some mosaics. On the southern side in 1937 was
discovered a tomb.
 Palikura
Basilica: It's located 2 km southern from Porta
Heraklea. Researches were made in 1981/1982. The basilica has been made at the
end of the 4th or at the beginning of the 5th century. It has been built on old
palace of some rich man. In the narthex were discovered several old Christian
and late ancient graves. There is a church with several symbols of the
Christianity. With this this monument gets feudal character. From the eastern
part were discovered several Slavic graves.
Western Tomb:
Located not far from Porta Heraklea on a location long 500 meters and which
eastern part goes to the left coast of the river Crna. The southwestern part
stares at the E-75 highway and the railway. The tomb was discovered in the
period of the first world war in 1918, by soldiers. The western tomb is dating
from the 4th- 5th century and in around him, graves. In the period of 1971 and 1972
were discovered 81 graves, dating from 1st century BC to 3rd century AD. By building an
new and modern
aqueduct network in 1973 were discovered 129 graves. More, 327 from graves 4th-6th
century were discovered by reconstruction of the railway Gradsko-Skopje-Šivec,
in 1978. The biggest number of discovered graves in the Balkan Peninsula was in
the period 1992-1995, when by the work of bulldozers were discovered 1501
graves. This tomb is dating from 2nd century BC to the 5th-6th century AD.
Basilica Extra Muros:
Located left of the coast of the river Crna. It was discovered in 1992, a
basilica with dimensions 31x16 meters. In the western part have been built
little rooms near the narthex. There is a floor mosaic, damaged. And also has
square fields with Christian motives. In the middle of the northern part there
can be found leads of an middle age house. Also can be found base of a small
middle age church. The basilica has been made in 5th-6th century AD. |
Stobi,
town from the ancient period, is the most famous archeological location in the
Republic of Macedonia. Stobi lies on the place where the river Crna (Erigon) goes into the river
Vardar (Axious). There it is, 68 km from the Macedonian capital
eastern wall, which contains beautiful frescoes. Also from the religious
buildings was discovered the temple of Nemeza in the theatre. But the citizens
of Stobi also had respect for Higia and Telesfor, Artemida Lohia, Apolon
Clarious, Jupiterius, Dionisius and Hera. The most important monument from the
Roman time is the theatre, built in the 3rd century AD. In the old Christian
period Stobi was, also important and influence town. Was episcopacy seat from
325 AD, when the episcope Budius took part in the Nikea gathering. There is a
small number of the towns from late ancient and old Christian time that kept big
number of buildings and mosaics, such as Stobi. In the period of the 4th- 5th
century were built several big churches and known for their inside decoration,
featured by mosaics and frescoes. Decorative mosaics can be found also in a
private luxury buildings from the late ancient time, such as Palaces of
Theodosius, Policharmosius and Peristerius. The new archeological researches
proved that all dicovered old Christian basilicas were built on ancient
buildings. The basilicas discovered out of the town make promises of new
archeological researches. The Christianity in Stobi has been early organized.
Stobi at the end of the 4th century raised in list of Mitropoly which had 3
eparchies: Stobian, Bargalska and Zaparska. By the division of Macedonia, Stobi
became capital of Macedonia Salutaris. The Emperor Theodosius 1st, stayed in Stobi
in 388. From the episcopes of Stobi famous are: the episcope Budius, who took
part in the Nikea gathering in 325, Nikola - Chalkedon gathering in 451, Phoka -
Constantinople gathering in 553, gathering, Jovan - Constantinople
gathering in 680 and Margarit - Second Sinod in 692. In Stobi in the 3rd century
existed and Juice community, when Policharmosius built sinanoga which was
destryed in the time of Theodosius 1st visiting in 388. In the second half of the 5th century started the big accidents and troubles for this town. In
479 AD, the town
was robbed by Theodork, Ostrogothic king. The citizens reconstructed it but it
was struck by an powerful earthquake in 518 AD. The big Avaro- Slavic invasions in
the 6th century totally ruined Stobi. From this period have been discovered coins
of Justinius 2nd (569-570) in the buildings of the Acropolis, located south of
the Episcopacy basilica. In 1014 Stobi ruined again but this time from the army
of the Byzantine emperor Vasilius 2nd. Between the North and the Central basilica
have been discovered several graves. In 1955 in the southern part of the north
basilica have been discovered 23 Slavic graves, dating from 9th-12th century. The
Slavic graves are telling us that the area near Stobi and Stobi had Slavic
population.
