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Early Byzantine Thermae - Nessebar
Thermae in Nessebar were built in the VI century during the rule of Byzantine emperor Justine I the Great (527-565). About 2/3 of their area is studied - five wam premises, two of them with semi-circled pools, central hall, and a corridor. The other part of the building is now under the streets and houses nearby.
The walls of the thermae are built in 'opus mixtum' (in alternation of stone and brick lines). The warm premises have a pending floor and hypocaust. The most imposing is the central hall, where four massive marble columns with Corinthian capitals supported the cruciform dome. The floor was covered by marble pavement.
Thermae were water supplied by special water-conduit, entering from western side of the building. In the period V-VI century, a water supplying system was built for the entire town. Thermae had functioned until the end of VIII century. Construction works were made during this period - a brick wall was built in the corridor to narrow it. In the beginning of the IX century, thermae were reconstructed for housing and agricultural needs. Limekilns were built in the central hall.
Byzantine chronicles Theopan and patriarch Nikiphorus marked that here in 680 Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV Pogo Nat cured his legs. The thermae were discovered during the excavations in 1973-1975 and 1998-2001. The building is partly restored and conserved.
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