Louloudies

Louloudies (Greek: Λουλουδιές, [lu.lu.ˈðjes]) is an archaeological site in Pieria, northern Greece.

It comprises a fortified bishop's seat from the Byzantine era, discovered during the construction of the railway line between Athens and Thessaloniki.

In the middle of the 19th century the French archaeologist Heuzey localized the hills north-west of Louloudies as the place where 168 BC, the decisive battle between the Roman troops and the soldiers of the last Macedonian king Perseus took place.

At the time of Justinian facilities for the production of wine and olive oil were established.

[4] The numerous finds bring some light into the period between the 4th and 7th centuries, an epoch about which little information is available on this part of Macedonia.

They bear witness to the importance of the bishop's seat and give evidence of the daily life and the existing technique of this time.