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Nicopolis ad Istrum

Dr Andrew Poulter, of the University of Nottingham is the British Director of a joint British-Bulgarian project at the site of Nicopolis. He describes the recent investigations and considers their significance for understanding the development of city life in late antiquity.

• Andrew Poulter

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Published in Review, July-December 2000.

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