Daily Archives: April 2, 2015


Skupi (Colonia Flavia Scupi)

The Ancient City of Skupi (Скупи) Skupi (Скупи) was built during the late 1st Century A.D. by the Romans and served as the Roman capital of Dardania. This archaeological site is located just north outside the modern day city of Skopje.  In 518 A.D. an earthquake leveled the city and […]


Skopje Fortress (Skopsko Kale)

Skopje Fortress – Скопско Кале – Skopsko Kale The Skopje Fortress  is located on the old part of Skopje overlooking the Vardar River.  The fortress, perhaps protecting a lost Roman city, was built in the 6th Century during the reign of Emperor Justinian I.   Additional walls were added during the 10th […]


Skopje Aqueduct (Skopski Akvadukt)

Skopje Aqueduct – Скопски аквадукт – Skopski Akvadukt Just a few kilometers outside Skopje in the village of Vizbegovo (Визбегово) is this ancient Roman aqueduct.  It is believed to have been built around the 1st century to serve the city of Skupi (Скупи, Scupi) during the Roman Empire. The aqueduct […]


Samuel’s Fortress

King Samuel’s Fortress – Самуилова тврдина (Samuilova Tvrdina) A fortress on the hill in Ohrid is first mentioned by Livius in 3rd Century BC. In 969 AD, an uprising began in Macedonia against the Byzantine Empire. After the successful defeat of the Byzantines, King Samuel (also, Czar Samuil) began his reign […]


Ohrid – Plaošnik Baptistery

Plaošnik Baptistery (Плаошник) near Sv. Panteleimon (Св Пантејлемом) The recently excavated Plaošnik Baptistery is just meters from the ancient basilica and adjacent to the Church Monastery St. Panteleimon (Sv. Pantelejmon) =overlooking Lake Ohrid.  The mosaic floors date between 4th & 6th century A.D. The symbols laid within the mosaic patchwork are […]


Ohrid – Plaošnik Basilica (Plaoshnik)

Plaošnik Basilica – Плаошник Базилика – Plaoshnik Bazilika The Plaošnik Basilica (Plaoshnik) ancient Christian Basilica is located on the hill in an area known as Plaošnik in Ohrid just below King Samuel’s Fortress.  Along with the Amphitheater, the basilica is one of the few visible monuments remaining from the ancient […]


Ohrid – Lychnidos Amphitheater

Ancient Theater of Ohrid (Lychnidos) The city of Ohrid is built on top of the ancient city of Lychnidos. Because of this, much of Lychnidos cannot be excavated and the Amphitheater is one of the few monuments still visible today from Lychnidos. Another such visible monument from the days of […]


Morodvis Basilica

Morodvis Basilica – Мородвис Базилика (Bazilika) In the village of Morodvis, about seven kilometers south of Kočani in the foothills of Mount Plačkovica, is the remains of this medieval church, Christian basilica.  The original church is believed to have been built in the 5th century, and is actually the remains […]