Heraclea Lyncestis
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Heraclea Lyncestis, also transliterated Herakleia Lynkestis, was an ancient Greek city in Macedon, ruled later by the Romans. Its ruins are situated 2 km south of the present-day town of Bitola, North
The Byzantine "small basilica" at Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Lycestis on the Via Egnatia.
Marble bust of Aeschines from Heraclea Lyncestis dating from the Roman period (120-130 AD), donated to the British Museum by the English explorer William Martin Leake
Great Basilica, narthex mosaic - detail
Via Egnatia
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The Via Egnatia was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. It crossed the Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thracia, running through territory that is now part of modern Al
Heraclea Lyncestis
…south of the present-day town of Bitola, North Macedonia. In the early Christian period, Heraclea was an important episcopal seat and a waypoint on the Via Egnatia that once linked Byzantium with Rome through the Adriatic seaport of Dyrrachium. Some of its bishops are mentioned in synods in Serdica and other nearby…
Ancient Via Egnatia in Kavala (Neapolis)
Remains of Via Egnatia near Radozda
Via Egnatia by Resen in North Macedonia, now part of A-3 motorway