Maroneia. Aghios Charalambos.
Maroneia. Aghios Charalambos.
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11. Maroneia, Paliochora, Mid-Byzantine naiskos at the basilica
(Μαρώνεια, Παλιόχωρα, μεσοβυζαντινός ναΐσκος στη βασιλική)
11. Maroneia, episcopal church, ground plan (Μαρώνεια, επισκοπικός
ναός, κάτοψη)
11. Maroneia, episcopal church, synthronon (Μαρώνεια, επισκοπικός
ναός, σύνθρονο)
ancient city. The enclosure had an irregular trapezoid shape and
an acropolis with donjon stood at its N end. Architectural phases
of the fortification date from the 5th-6th, 9th-10th and 11th-12th
c. Adjacent to the walls, on the outside, wine presses of the
Roman period were identified. At the Paliochora site a three-
aisled basilica has been excavated, with a surviving mosaic. The
church had a narthex and an atrium which is in a noticeably
oblique position to the alignment of the main church. On the
remains of the church a complex of Mid-Byzantine housing was
developed with a lifespan from the 10th to the 13th c., a building
probably belonging to a functionary was also constructed, as
well as a cemetery. In addition, at the NE corner of the basilica
an aisleless naiskos was built with plenty of spolia in the 10th
c. At a short distance, to the N, another Early Christian basilica
has been located. Very close to the coast the episcopal church
of Maroneia has been excavated; it is a cross-in-square church
with narthex, possibly of the 11th or 12th c.; it had probably been
11. Maroneia, Paliochora, basilica, mosaic (Μαρώνεια, Παλιόχωρα,
βασιλική, ψηφιδωτό)
