Price: The Roman Stadium in Plovdiv an arena for games dating back to the 2nd century at the time of the Emperor Hadrian, when the city was known as Philippopolis or Trimontsium . The facility has a length of 240 meters and long track 600 Roman steps (just one Stadiy - 180 meters). The seats are 14 rows separated by stepped walkways. As elsewhere in the Roman Empire, honorable places are named , which testifies to visit the sight of people with high social status. Coins found in the surrounding area are evidence of the special commemorative issues with the image of the reigning emperor . Have organized the famous Pythian games like the games in Greece , later renamed to Alexandria .
Today, the stadium is located in the main street , next to the mosque Djumaya . Turn in monument -museum with free access to the facility. Can be viewed at close many antiques seats themselves from the northern part of the stadium along with captions and stylized architectural ornaments. Often stadium hosts the international exhibitions and performances .
