Aquae Calidae, Bulgaria local church her imperial robes. In 584 the Avars under Khan Baian conquered Aquae Calidae, but Baian spared the baths at the request of his harem. In one of the churches of the city the Avars found the imperial robes of Anastasia and Baian took them and allegedly claimed control of the empire. The first archaeological excavations were by Bogdan Filov in 1910. In the pools he found over 4,000 coins of various eras, jewelry and other everyday items dated from the 5th to the 13th century. Since 2008 large-scale excavation and reconstruction has taken place. By 2010, an area
Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui The Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui () straddles the (civil) regions of Piedmont and Liguria, in northwest Italy. The ancient Roman name of the place was "Aquae Statiellae", which was sometimes confused with "Aquae Sentiae" (Aix-en-Provence), and "Aquae Augustae" (Dax), where there were also bishops. Acqui had always been subordinate to the Province of Milan, down until 1817, when Pope Pius VII assigned it to the Province of Turin. As a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin, it falls within the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont. It is probable that the diocese of Acqui was established