Colonia Ulpia Oescensium Durostorum
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Colonia Ulpia Oescensium Durostorum was a Roman colonia and military stronghold on the lower Danube, in what is now Silistra, Bulgaria.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonia Ulpia Durostorum | 1 |
| Colonia Ulpia Oescus | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman colonia
ⓘ
Roman military stronghold ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman legions ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf | Danubian limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| function |
frontier fortress
ⓘ
urban center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Silistra archaeological remains ⓘ |
| hasModernLocation | Silistra, Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameElement |
Durostorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oescensium NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulpia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silistra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | lower Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onWaterway | Danube River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moesia Inferior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | medieval Silistra ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Balkans ⓘ |
| strategicRole | defense of the lower Danube frontier ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civilian settlement
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colonia Ulpia Durostorum
this entity surface form:
Colonia Ulpia Oescus