Byzantine Church Built Over Roman-Era Settlement Discovered in Ancient Agathopolis, Bulgaria

Byzantine Church Built Over Roman-Era Settlement Discovered in Ancient Agathopolis, Bulgaria

Cape Sveti Yani, Ahtopol, Burgas Region, Bulgaria. Credit: Andrei Stroe / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a Byzantine church built over the remains of a Roman-era settlement near the coastal town of Ahtopol (also formerly “Agathopolis” in Greek) in southeastern Bulgaria. The site, located on the rocky peninsula of Cape Sveti Yani, is now regarded as one of the most significant finds along the Southern Black Sea coa…