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Ruins of ancient Philippi, looking NW along the southern portico (stoa) of the city's main marketplace (or agora). A roof would have covered the grassy area along the near side of the line of monumental columns. The broad stone-paved area beyond was the open market area. Along the far (northern) side of this market ran the via Egnatia, the main Roman highway through Macedon. In the distance (at right) is visible the acropolis, or high hill, of the city. The Roman inhabitation spread up much of the hill's SW face. Date: 14 March 2005. Author: Ian W. Scott. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. |
