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Looks a cool city !!! Think I will have to go there some time soon

The monastery of St. Naum is located on the southeast side of Lake Ohrid, in the immediate vicinity of the Macedonian border with Albania. Its building is linked to the name of St. Naum, the closest associate of St. Clement of Ohrid. Records about the life and work of St. Naum can be found in three literature works dedicated to his life and in the Historical Archives of Ohrid.

The iconostasis in the church was carved in 1711. The authors are unknown. The icons of the iconostasis: “Crucifixion” and “Entrance into Jerusalem” are treated as one of the best achievements from the first part of XVIII century. Also there are two Cyrillic and one Glagolitic-Cyrilic inscriptions dating from the period between the late X and XII centuries. These inscriptions testify of the development of the oldest Slavic scripts Glagolitic and Cyrillic in the Ohrid region.

ovde sam jeo super prstamaliu,ako se tako kaže

super slika...slika moje zgrade!

super slika

GRAĐEVINA MNOGO STAR SVAKA ČAST AUTORU ZABILJEŽIO SI PRAVO .....ČINIMI SE DA JE TO OD ŠEPERA GRAĐENO..

OČITO ZAPOSTAVLJENO MJESTO....TUŽNA SLIKA

Heraclea Lyncestis also spelled Herakleia Lynkestis, was an ancient Greek[1][2] city in the north-western region of the ancient kingdom of Macedon. The time of the foundation of the town and its founder are argued, but most of the historians agree that it was founded by the ancient Greek[3] ruler Philip II of Macedon in the middle of the 4th century BC in Lynkestis, after its conquest, rather than by Philip V of Macedon in 2nd century BC. The town was named in honor of the mythological Greek hero Heracles. The epithet Lyncestis means "the Land of the Lynx" in Greek. During the Roman period it got the name Heraclea Lyncestis in Latin, from which the English name is derived.

Today its ruins fall within the borders of the Republic of Macedonia, 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the modern town of Bitola (formerly Monastir)[4] . It is in charge of the local institution "Museum and Gallery of Bitola".

It was an important strategical town during the Hellenistic period as it was at the edge of Macedon's border with Epirus to the west, and to the non-Greek world to the north, until the middle of the 2nd century BC, when the Romans conquered Macedon and destroyed its political power. The Romans divided Macedonia into 4 regions and Heraclea was in the fourth region. The main Roman road in the area, Via Egnatia went through Heraclea, and Heraclea was an important stop. The prosperity of the city was maintained mainly due to this road. Objects discovered from the time of Roman rule in Heraclea are: Votive monuments, a portico, thermae (baths), an amphitheatre and town walls. In the early Christian period, Heraclea was an important Episcopal seat. Some of its bishops are mentioned in synods in Serdica and other nearby towns. From this period are the ensembles of the Small and Great (Large, Big) basilica. The Grave (Funeral) basilica with a necropolis is located east of the theatre.

The Roman emperor Hadrian built the theater in the center of the town, on a hill, when many buildings in the roman province of Macedonia were being restored. It began being used during the reign of Antoninus Pius. Discovered in 1931, a small bone ticket for a seat in the 14th (out of 20) row is the earliest known proof of the theater’s existence. The theatre itself wasn’t discovered until 1968. Inside the theater there were three animal cages and in the western part a tunnel. The theater went out of use during the late 4th century AD, when gladiator fights in the Roman Empire were banned, due to the spread of Christianity, the formulation of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the abandonment of, what was then perceived as, pagan rituals and entertainment.

In the early Byzantine period (4th to 6th centuries AD) Heraclea was an important episcopal centre. Some of its bishops have been noted in the acts of the Church Councils as bishop Evagrius of Heraclea in the Acts of the Sardica Council from 343 AD. A Small and a Great (Large) basilica, the bishop's residence, a Funeral (grave) basilica near the necropolis are some of the remains of this period. Three naves in the Great Basilica are covered with mosaics of very rich floral and figurative iconography; these well preserved mosaics are often regarded as fine examples of the early Christian art period. Other bishops from Heraclea are known between 4th and 6th century AD as bishop Quintilinus mentioned in the Acts of the Second Council of Ephesus, from 449 AD. The city was sacked by Ostrogoth/Visigoth forces, commanded by Theodoric the Great in 472 AD and, despite a large gift to him from the city's bishop, it was sacked again in 479 AD. It was restored in the late 5th and early 6th century.

A small Basilica was discovered in excavations made before the World War II between 1936-1938. At first it was thought to be an ancient palace, but in the later research from 1960-1964, it became clear that it was an early Christian basilica. There is a decorated floor mosaic made by the technique "opus sectile" within the basilica and several rooms have been unearthed. The first room was used for baptizing and the second room in has a floor mosaic made by the technique "opus tessellatum". After creation of the complex Great Basilica, the function of these rooms was changed. By discovering the walls, architectonic plastic and floors were reconstructed electronically.

The Great Basilica is a monumental building with a room of open porch colonnades, a room of egzonarteks, one of narteks, two north annexes, and a room of three south annexes. The floors of these rooms are mosaic with geometric and floral designs. The mosaic in the narthex is of early Byzantine art, a big composition at a size of 100 m (328 ft). There are birds, trees, bushes, a red dog, which is a symbol of paradise, and animals beasts as a domain of the earth. This mosaic dates from the end of the 6th century. The Great Basilica is built on top of another one and was made sometime between the 4th to 6th century.

The Great Basilica's mosaic floor is depicted on the reverse of the Macedonian 5000 denars banknote, issued in 1996.[5]

The Episcopacy Residence was excavated between 1970-1975. The western part was discovered first and the southern side is near the town wall. The luxury rooms are located in the eastern part. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th room all have mosaic floors. Between the 3rd and 4th room there is a hole that led to the eastern entrance of the residence. The hole was purposefully created between the 4th and 6th century In the late 6th century the city suffered successive attacks by Slavic tribes. In place of the deserted theater several houses were built between the 6th century and the 7th century AD, when Slavs settled across the northern regions of the Balkans.

Хераклея Линкестис е античен град, основан в средата на 4 век пр.н.е. от македонския цар Филип II Македонски в северозападната част на Македонското царство в котловината Пелагония в близост до съвременния град Битоля, Република Македония.

Името на града произлиза от Херакъл, митологичния герой, смятан за родоначалник на македонската царска династия Аргеади, а Линкестис (от гръцки земя на рисове) е античното име на областта.

Вангелия Пандева Гущерова (известна като Ванга, Петричката врачка, Ванга гледачката, Баба Ванга или Леля Ванга) често е наричана българска пророчица, заради приписваната ѝ способност да вижда съдбата на всеки човек, който я посещава. Някои хора вярват, че тя била притежавала дарбата да предсказва бъдещето, да посещава духом различни места и да говори с цветя. Ранните детски години на Ванга са белязани от страданието. Майка ѝ умира докато тя е невръстно дете, а баща ѝ е мобилизиран в българската армия през Първата световна война. През този период живее под надзора на съседите си. В детството си Ванга била обикновено момиче и не проявявала претенции за наличие на свръхестествени способности. Обичала да си играе на лечение и предписвала на приятелите си разни „лечебни“ треви. Бащата се жени повторно, а дъщерята помага в домакинската работа. На 12-годишна възраст загубва зрението си в следствие на внезапна буря, при която Ванга е грабната от силния вятър и по-късно, след дълго търсене бива открита затрупана с камъни и пръст в една нива. От 1925 г. живее в дом за слепи, където прекарва три години. След смъртта на втората си майка Ванга се прибира вкъщи, за да се грижи за по-малките си братя и сестри. Постепенно започват да ѝ приписват пророчески способности. Твърди се, че помогнала на баща си да намери овца, открадната от стадото, което той пасял, като точно описва двора, в който била скрита. Ванга казала, че била видяла всичко насън. Става известна през годините на Втората световна война. Отчаяни хора, загубили връзка с близките си, отивали при Ванга с надеждата да ги успокои или да им каже къде се намират лобните им места.

Приписваните ѝ необичайни способности Ванга обяснява с присъствието около нея на особени невидими същества, чийто произход не може да обясни. Споделя и за съществуването на извънземни раси, които били населявали и Земята.

През последните години от живота си тя инвестира построяването на параклиса „Св. Петка Българска“ в местността Рупите, Петричко. Конкретният проект и изографисването (недовършено) са дело на Светлин Русев. Поради неканоничност параклисът не е осветен от БПЦ, затова за него се говори просто като за „храм“, без да се уточнява на коя религия.

Ванга умира на 11 август 1996 г.

Сред най-популярните твърдения, приписвани на Ванга са смъртта на цар Борис III, разпадането на Чехословакия и на Съветския съюз, връщането на Симеон Сакскобургготски, но не като цар, потъването на подводницата „Курск“ и атентатите от 11 септември.[1][2]

В отговор на въпроса дали България и Република Македония пак ще бъдат заедно, Ванга казва: „Там, дека е текло, пак ке тече“ и „Един народ — една държава“. Отношението си към Република Македония Ванга изразява в две изречения: „Македония е българска земя. Тя не е държава, а част от българската територия.“[ Ванга не е приемана еднозначно. Според автори от средите на християнското богословие нейните способности са резултат от въздействие на демонични сили. Нейните прояви, граничещи с окултизъм, изпадането в транс, отхвърлянето на задгробния живот и вярата ѝ в прераждането противоречат на християнството.