Dorostol
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Dorostol is the ancient name of the city now known as Silistra, a historically significant settlement on the Danube in northeastern Bulgaria.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
Roman military remains
ⓘ
early Christian basilicas ⓘ late antique fortifications ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | 971 ⓘ |
| continuityOfSettlement | from Roman period to modern Silistra ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| currentMunicipalityCenter | Silistra Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentProvince | Silistra Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dorostorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drastar NERFINISHED ⓘ Durostorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | late Roman fortifications ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalStatus |
archbishopric
ⓘ
bishopric ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | position on high bank above Danube ⓘ |
| languageHistorical |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Bulgarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Danube region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Bulgaria ⓘ |
| locatedInRomanProvince |
Moesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moesia Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Silistra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernBorder | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | historical region of Dobruja ⓘ |
| regionHistorical | Scythia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | Danubian fleet base ⓘ |
| siteOf | Battle of Dorostolon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Danube crossings
ⓘ
defense of Balkan interior ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Danubian frontier stronghold
ⓘ
military fortress ⓘ provincial administrative center ⓘ |
| wasUrbanType |
Roman colonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman municipium ⓘ |
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