Plovdiv is recognized as a major cultural center in Eastern Europe. It has 200 archeological sites with ancient ruins and buildings dotting the cityscape. Of particular note is the Roman theater ...

The Roman Empire expanded the site ... also proof of the efforts and care for the cultural-historical heritage of Plovdiv," said Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov at the opening, according to 24 Chasa.

Plovdiv, Bulgaria, has quietly become one of ... Bulgaria’s second-largest city highlights include a remarkably well-preserved Roman amphitheatre dating back to the 2nd century AD and Ottoman ...

The site was first settled by Thracians, and it is accepted that a Thracian cult center existed there between the XII and VI centuries BCE. Nebet Tepe gained real prosperity after the campaigns of ...