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Lower Danube: Plan of Novae I and II
Novae went through two primary building
periods. The original site (Novae I) included the Roman fortress, while
the eastern extension (Novae II) was added in the late Roman and early Byzantine
periods (4th-6th centuries AD). By AD 476 and 486-88, Novae was the
principal residence of the Gothic king Theodoricus (as described in the
Chronicon of Marcelinus Comes, 487, X). As at other settlements along
the south bank of the Danube, by the end of the 6th and in the beginning
of the 7th century, Novae was exposed to constant attacks of Avars and Slavs.
The latest ancient coins from the site date to the Byzantine emperors Phocas
and Heraclius (between AD 603 and 613).
Identified structures at Novae include the central building; cathedral; basilica
minor; bath and bishop’s residence; peristyle villa; and the grain
warehouse or horreum.
[Fig.1: Plan of Novae I and II (after T. Sarnowski 1999).]
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