Komotini has existed as a settlement since the 2nd century AD. That is confirmed by archaeological finds of that era up until the 4th century. It is also confirmed by an inscription on the ruins of the 4th-century
Byzantine wall, that are visible at various sites in the city, which reads "
Theodosiou Ktisma" = Building of Theodosius. The inscription was discovered by the Komotini-born Prof. Stilponas Kyriakidis and the then mayor Sofocles Komninos. It is said that the township 'Komotini' originates from the 5th century and is linked to the daughter of the painter
Parrasios from
Maroneia. During the
Roman age it was one of the several fortresses along the
Via Egnatia highway which existed in the Thrace area. Probably is identified with roman station
Breierophara (a thracian place name which means : bre (=fortress) + iero (= holy) + phara=para (=pass).[SUP]
[3][/SUP] The most important city of that period was neighbouring Maximianopolis, former Thracian
Porsulis or
Paesoulae (which was renamed to
Mosynopolis in the 9th century). Komotini was a Via Egnatia hub on its northern route through the Nymphaea Pass which lead to the Ardas Valley, Philippopolis (modern
Plovdiv) and Byzantine Berroe (modern
Stara Zagora).
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