Nicopolis ad Istrum
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.
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 22 C5 Nicopolis ad Istrum
Nicopolis ad Istrum
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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Nicopolis ad Istrum
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Nikiup BUL
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UWHS Submitted
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WHTL 47: The ancient town of Nicopolis ad Istrum
Poulter 1995
vici.org 2188: Nicopolis ad Istrum
Wikipedia (English) Nicopolis ad Istrum
ToposText Nicopolis ad Istrum (Thrace)
Wikidata Q1987323: Nicopolis ad Istrum
TM GEO ID 16467: Nikopolis (Nikyup)
TP (Talbert: CUP) 7A2 (Talbert 1996)
BAtlas 22 C5 Nicopolis ad Istrum
Hoddinott 1975 143-49
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OSM location of Nikopolis ad Istrum
The Roman period (i.e., the early Roman Empire) in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 30 before the birth of Christ and to end in the year 300 after the birth of Christ. [[-30, 300]]
Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300)
The Late Antique period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 300 and to end in the year 640 after the birth of Christ. [[300, 640]]
Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640)
Representative location based on OpenStreetMap
Equivalent to "inhabited place" as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: General term for places or areas occupied, modified, or planned to be inhabited by communities of human populations and that contain enough societal functions to be relatively self-sufficient. They are characterized by inhabitants living in neighboring sets of living quarters and by the place having a proper name or a locally recognized status.
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Nicopolis ad Istrum
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 22 C5 Nicopolis ad Istrum
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Nicopolis ad Istrum
DARMC 24701
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DARMC location 24701
1:1 million scale representative point location digitized from the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World by the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations project at Harvard University.