Ancient Forum

The Roman forum of Philippopolis is a rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several ancient administrative buildings at the center of the ancient city of Philippopolis.
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: historic Roman plaza in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Also known as
    “Forum of Philippopolis”
    “Roman forum of Philippopolis”
    “Античен форум”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Odeon and Roman theatre of Philippopolis.
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The Odeon of Philippopolis was the house of the city council of citizens of ancient . is situated 130 metres northeast of Ancient Forum.
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The is one of the… is situated 500 metres north of Ancient Forum.
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The Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis, also known… is situated 310 metres northeast of Ancient Forum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plovdiv and Kapana.
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is a city in Central-South , the…
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is a suburb.
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The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and…

Ancient Forum

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Latitude
42.14262° or 42° 8′ 33″ north
Longitude
24.74939° or 24° 44′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GJ64PVX+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 504515644
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q26180562

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Ancient Forum” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Форум на Филипопол”
  • Bulgarian: “Форум на Филипополис”
  • Georgian: “ფილიპოპოლისის რომაული ფორუმი”
  • Hebrew: “הפורום הרומאי בפלובדיב”
  • Slovak: “Fórum Filipopolu”
  • Slovenian: “Rimski forum, Plovdiv”
  • Spanish: “Foro romano de Filipópolis”

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