This summer I have travelled on a short piece of the ancient Romans Egnatia street, that connected the city of Durraz (Albania) to Constantinople.
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| The columns that show the beginning of Egnatia Street |
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| The first mosaic nearby the 2 columns |
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| The second one |
Egnatia street was build in the II century before Christ by Gneo Egnatius, proconsul of Macedonia. During the street there were many change stations; these stations allowed the travelers to relax, having a bath in the thermal complex, enjoying a meal and to change their tired horses with new ones. All these services were for free, but the traveler, to enjoy what described before, had to have a particular document, a sort of "VIP pass". Obviously, the main travelers who enjoyed these kind of stations were military or political messengers.
I have visited the station of "ad quintum", that was built in the II century after Christ. It consists in a thermal complex, a garden and a room where to enjoy meals. Unfortunately the site nowadays is almost abandoned, as you can see in the following photos.
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Dressing room
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| Hot steam room |
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| Room where to eat and a second room where the water heater was placed |
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Calidarium (hot bath) room
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