Well worth a visit! Ancient city of Kabyle 8 km from Yambol are the remains of the ancient city of Kabyle . The site was declared an archaeological reserve of national importance in issue 24 of the State Gazette of 1969 the first research in the area were made in 1912 Kabyle is a part of the Regional History Museum in the town of Yambol . Territory of the archaeological reserve covers an area of over 600 acres. Kabyle occurs at the end of the second millennium BC near large religious center of the hill spatial organization . In ancient times the city was an important economic and cultural center in Southeastern Thrace and Lower Tunja . According to historians Kabyle conquered by Philip of Macedonia in 341 BC , and later for a time there lived and his son Alexander III the Great of Macedonia . The first half of the third century BC Kabyle was the residence of the Kings and Spartok Skostok . Kabyle is the only city in Thrace, which had its own mint where they were Minted royal and town in period III - II centuries BC After being conquered by the Romans, from the beginning of the second century AD Kabyle becomes one of the most important Roman military camps in the province of Thrace . The city ceased to exist after the Avars destroyed it at the end of the sixth century AD Unlike other ancient cities on Kabyle not built modern village and this makes it easy for exposure and excavation site. Findings found in studies in the region, are exhibited in the archaeological museum in the reserve. Excavations in the open, which can be addressed without paying an entrance fee include remains of basilicas and churches of the city walls and public buildings .
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 08:11:16 +0000
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