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ALMOPIA (Ancient area) PELLA
The walls of the historic city of Moglena rise above the plain of
Almopia, 11 miles north-east of Edessa. At the end of the 10th century the city
fell into the hands of Samuel, khagan of the Bulgarians; in 1015 it was liberated
by the emperor Basil II Bulgaroktonos (the Bulgar-Slayer). Some years
later, in 1082, it was taken by the Normans, whose leader Bohemond strove to repair
the walls. That same year the 'grand domestikos' (army commander) Grigorios Pakourianos
evicted the Normans and destroyed the walls.
A section of a large three--aisled basilica, probably the metropolitan
church of Moglena, has been excavated within the walled city. Pinelopi Delta revived
the story of Moglena in her book "In the days of Bulgaroktonos", though
she had never set eyes upon that now silent heap of ruins.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
This text is cited Nov 2003 from the Macedonian Heritage URL below, which contains image.
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