Marcianopolis

Marcianopolis or Marcianople, also known as Parthenopolis, was an ancient Greek, then Roman capital city and archbishopric in Moesia Inferior [1]. It is located at the site of modern-day Devnya, Bulgaria [1]. Roman Emperor Trajan renamed the ancient city of Parthenopolis after the Second Dacian War, which ended in 106 [1]. The city was renamed after Trajan's sister, Ulpia Marciana [1]. An important strategic centre, the city was part of Roman Thrace until 187–193, and then belonged to Moesia inferior [1]. Marcianopolis's prosperity under the Severan Dynasty was ended by a Gothic raid in 248–249 and subsequent barbarian invasions from the north [1]. Under Emperor Diocletian Marcianopolis became the centre of the province Moesia Secunda of the Diocese of Thrace, and was rebuilt thoroughly in the late 3rd and early 4th century [1]. Remains of the Roman city include the amphitheatre, some streets and many exquisite mosaics of the House of Antiope, a Roman villa of the late 3rd or early 4th century AD which are exhibited in the Museum of Mosaics, some in situ [1].