The Late Antique and Medieval hypocaust systems in R.N. Macedonia

The hypocaust, as a room heating system, was found in the Ist century BC and it was used until the Middle Ages. In the Roman period, the hypocaust was also used as a ventilation system. In the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, the hypocaustic system, in the Roman, Late Antique and Medieval periods, was used to heat the rooms in the baths.
In the Late Antiqe period, hypocaustic systems were discovered at a large number of archaeological sites in the territory of the Republic of Macedonia (Bargala, Skupi, Stobi, Viničko Kale and others).
The tradition of building baths with hyposaust continued in the