Pautalia

Pautalia
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Pautalia (modern Kyustendil, Bulgaria) was a major ancient Thracian-Roman city situated in a fertile valley on the Strymon river, originally the capital of the Dentheleti tribe. It received town rights as Ulpia Pautalia under Emperor Trajan in 106 AD, and the title Aelia under Hadrian. The city was renowned for its mineral springs and temples of Zeus, Hera, and Asclepius on Hissarlak hill, along with bathhouses and a gymnasium. Fortification walls with towers were built in the 2nd century AD and the city minted over 900 known bronze coin types.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryBulgaria
Coordinates42.2835° N, 22.6833° E

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