Late Antique and Early Byzantine architectural plastic elements from Hadrianoupolis and its chora

Hadrianoupolis is located in province Karabük, site is very close to modern Eskipazar district. In ancient times Hadrianoupolis was located in Paphlagonia. Field surveys in the area in 2005 had displayed that the ruins of ancient city were mostly belong to Late Roman and Early Byzantine Periods. During 2006-2008 excavation seasons in the central part of the city, two ecclesiastical buildings, two bath buildings, one villa and one apsidal public building were excavated. Churches of the city had named by the considering the proximity of the city centre. Thus, the extramural church had named as Church A and in the city centre had named as Church B. In this thesis architectural plastic elements from Early Byzantine period are goigng to be analysied in the region. The period which was right after the acceptance of the Christianity as a official religion in the Empire between 4th and 6th century AD. architectural plastic is one of the most important element to provides visual resource for enlightment of the affects of new religion onto the pagan public buildin and life. In this work architectural plastics will going to be examined under two major title. The first one is finds from excavated areas, and the second one finds from surveyed areas.