Troesmis

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Troesmis was an ancient Roman military and urban settlement in the province of Moesia, strategically located near the Danube River in what is now Romania.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Aegyssus 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman military camp
ancient Roman settlement
coordinateSystem near 28°E longitude
near 45°N latitude
countryDuringRomanPeriod Roman Empire NERFINISHED
culture Roman
function administrative center for surrounding territory
logistical center on the Danube
garrisonedUnit Legio V Macedonica NERFINISHED
Roman auxiliary units
hasArchaeologicalRemains buildings
fortifications
inscriptions
military installations
hasArchaeologicalSiteType civilian settlement
fort
hasFeature river port
road connections along the Danube
locatedIn Moesia Inferior NERFINISHED
province of Moesia
locatedInPresentDay Romania NERFINISHED
Tulcea County NERFINISHED
locatedNear Danube River NERFINISHED
locatedOn lower Danube NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Roman inscriptions
ancient literary sources
modernCountry Romania NERFINISHED
nearbyModernSettlement Turcoaia NERFINISHED
partOf Danubian limes NERFINISHED
Roman Empire
provinceAfterReforms Scythia NERFINISHED
region Scythia Minor vicinity NERFINISHED
servedAs military base
urban settlement
strategicRole control of Danube crossings
defense of the Danube frontier
timePeriod 2nd century AD
3rd century AD
Roman Imperial period

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Scythia Minor hasMajorCity Troesmis
this entity surface form: Aegyssus