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- 2005 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg, Maria Kamisheva) Three construction periods were specified in the castellum. According to epigraphic sources, the first one was related to Cohors II Matiaca stationed in the region ... Read More
- 2010 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) A section, 15 m long, from the Roman road Ulpia Oescus – Philippopolis was discovered. The road was 7 m wide, situated at 20 m to the east of the fortification wall of castellum Sostra. The road had a curb built ... Read More
- 2011 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) The explorations continued in the eastern part of the castellum, in Sectors II – III. There were no houses built to the west of the fortification wall constructed of uneven stones bonded with mud. Probably the ea... Read More
- 2014 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) Mansio Sostra was shown in Tabula Peutingeriana. It was located on the road from Ulpia Oescus to Philippopolis and was built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Tumuli, mausoleum, part from the castellum, an Ear... Read More
- 2015 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) Archaeological excavations were carried out in front of the eastern fortification gate of Castellum Sostra. The finds included fragments from building ceramics and sherds of the 3rd century AD, coins of the begin... Read More
- 2015 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) The explorations in Mansio Sostra continued. It was situated at 200 m to the northeast of Castellum Sostra. The praetorium dated to the 2nd – 3rd centuries AD and consisted of c. 12 rooms. Room E was 30 sq. m in ... Read More
- 2016 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) Explorations were carried out in front of the eastern fortification wall of castellum Sostra. A sector of the Roman road was explored, 7 m wide and with two lanes. The road was paved with slabs 10 – 20 cm thick, ... Read More
- 2017 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) The explorations were carried out in the northeastern sector of the castellum. A line of military barracks of the 2nd century AD were documented close to via praetoria to the west of the eastern fortification gat... Read More
- 2018 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) Excavations were carried out in Sector III of Castellum Sostra, situated on the Roman road Ulpia Oescus – Philippopolis. Building No. 7 was explored, situated close to the southern fortification gate, adjoining t... Read More
- 2018 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) The earliest fortification wall of Sostra was probably built by soldiers of Cohors II Matiaca during the second half of the 2nd century AD. The eastern fortification wall was 1.90 m wide and c. 130 m long. Geophy... Read More
- 2019 SOSTRA (Ivan Hristov – ivchristov70@abv.bg) The excavations continued in front of the eastern fortification wall of the second half of the 3rd century AD. A pavement towards the main gate of the castellum was documented, dated by coins of the 3rd – 4th cen... Read More

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