Nicopolis ad Istrum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A.G. Poulter Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Nov 03, 2023 01:47 PM
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History
The ancient city of Nicopolis ad Istrum is located near the village of Nikyup, Bulgaria, in the district of Veliko Turnovo. The Roman emperor Trajan founded Nicopolis ad Istrum following victories over the Dacians in 101 and 106 CE. The fortified Roman city had an area of approximately 30 ha.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/216895
43.2176017098, 25.6119942761
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Nikopolis ad Istrum (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARMC location 24701 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Nicopolis ad Istrum (30 BC - AD 640)
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- Untitled located at Nicopolis ad Istrum (unspecified date range)
settlement
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 22 C5 Nicopolis ad Istrum
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Nikiup BUL
A.G. Poulter, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Nicopolis ad Istrum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/216895> [accessed: 25 April 2024]
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