RITAM SRBIJE / RHYTHM OF SERBIA
Medijana je izgrađena za vreme vladavine Konstantina Velikog kao rezidencija Mediana was constructed during the reign of Constantine the Great as a residence
NAISSUS MEDIANA Mediana was once a luxurious suburb of the ancient city of Naissus, which was constructed during the reign of Constantine the Great as a residence where kings would stay during visits to the city. Around eighty buildings of ancient Mediana have been dis- covered to date, most of which are adorned with rich and well-preserved mosaics. The largest private Ro- man baths on the territory of Serbia, covering an area of more than 1,200 square metres, were uncovered on the territory of the Mediana Archaeological Park. The monumental ancient bathhouse, which was built in the 4 th century AD, had bathing pools with hot and cold water, underfloor heating, mosaics, frescoes and sculptures, while a hallway connected it to a luxury vil- la with peristyle columns on this site, known as Con- stantine’s Villa, which is why archaeologists presume that the baths belonged to none other than Roman emperor Constantine the Great and his successors. Visitors can also see what Emperor Constantine’s 4 th century summer residence looked like, what kind of floor mosaics were enjoyed by this Roman emperor and his retinue, what the underfloor heating was like. ...
Naisus Medijana Medijana, nekada raskošno predgrađe antičkog grada Naisusa, izgra- đena je za vreme vladavine Konstantina Velikog kao rezidencija u ko- joj su odsedali kraljevi prilikom poseta ovom gradu. Do danas je otkrive- no oko 80 građevina antičke Medijane, koju najviše krase bogati i dobro očuvani mozaici. Najveće privatne rimske terme na teritoriji Srbije, ko- je se prostiru na površini većoj od 1.200 kvadratnih metara, otkrivene su na prostoru arheološkog parka Medijana. Monumentalno antičko kupa- tilo sagrađeno je u 4. veku nove ere, imalo je bazene sa toplom i hlad- nom vodom, podno grejanje, mozaike, freske i skulpture, a hodnikom je bilo povezano sa luksuznom vilom sa peristilom na ovom lokalitetu, po- znatojom kao Konstantinova vila, zbog čega arheolozi pretpostavlja- ju da su i terme pripadale nikome drugom do rimskom imperatoru Kon- stantinu Velikom i njegovim naslednicima. Posetioci mogu da vide i kako je izgledala letnja rezidencija cara Konstantina iz 4. veka, u kakvim pod- nim mozaicima su uživali rimski imperator i njegova svita, kakvo je bilo podno grejanje.
kvadratnih metara fantastičnih mozaičkih podova ima u Medijani The site has fantastic mosaic floors covering as much as 1,000 square metres 1.000
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