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Novae was initially one of the few great Roman legionary fortresses along the empire's border, forming part of the defences (limes Moesiae) along the Danube in northern Bulgaria.[1]

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  1. 28 relations: Augustus, Bulgaria, Canaba, Cassius Dio, Castra, Cniva, Danube, Domitian, Goths, Justinian I, Legio I Italica, Legio VIII Augusta, Lupus of Novae, Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC), Maurice's Balkan campaigns, Moesi, Moesia, Moesian Limes, Nero, Nymphaeum, Roman Empire, Roman province, Svishtov, Thracia, Trajan, Trajan's Dacian Wars, Vespasian, Vicus.

  2. Buildings and structures in Veliko Tarnovo Province
  3. Former populated places in Bulgaria
  4. History of Veliko Tarnovo Province
  5. Roman fortifications in Moesia Inferior
  6. Roman legionary fortresses in Bulgaria
  7. Roman towns and cities in Bulgaria
  8. Svishtov

Augustus

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.

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Canaba

A canaba (plural canabae) was the Latin term for a hut or hovel and was later (from the time of Hadrian) used typically to mean a town that emerged as a civilian settlement (canabae legionis) in the vicinity of a Roman legionary fortress (castrum).

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Cassius Dio

Lucius Cassius Dio, also known as Dio Cassius (Δίων Κάσσιος), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek origin.

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Castra

In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word castrum (castra) was a military-related term.

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Cniva

Cniva (mid-3rd century AD) was a Gothic king who invaded the Roman Empire.

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Danube

The Danube (see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.

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Domitian

Domitian (Domitianus; 24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was Roman emperor from 81 to 96.

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Goths

The Goths (translit; Gothi, Gótthoi) were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.

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Justinian I

Justinian I (Iūstīniānus,; Ioustinianós,; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.

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Legio I Italica

Legio I Italica ("First Italian Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded by emperor Nero on September 22, 66 (the date is attested by an inscription). Novae (fortress) and legio I Italica are Svishtov.

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Legio VIII Augusta

Legio VIII Augusta ("Augustus' Eighth Legion") was one of the oldest legions of the Imperial Roman army.

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Lupus of Novae

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Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC)

Marcus Licinius Crassus (1st century BC), grandson of the triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus, was a Roman consul in the year 30 BC as the colleague of Octavian (the future Roman Emperor Augustus).

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Maurice's Balkan campaigns

Maurice's Balkan campaigns were a series of military expeditions conducted by Roman Emperor Maurice (reigned 582–602) in an attempt to defend the Balkan provinces of the Roman Empire from the Avars and the South Slavs.

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Moesi

In Roman literature of the early 1st century CE, the Moesi (or; Μοισοί, Moisoí or Μυσοί, Mysoí; Moesi or Moesae) appear as a Paleo-Balkan people who lived in the region around the Timok River to the south of the Danube.

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Moesia

Moesia (Latin: Moesia; Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River.

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Moesian Limes

The Moesian Limes (Limes Moesicus) is the modern term given to a linked series of Roman forts on the northern frontier of the Roman province of Moesia along the Danube between the Black Sea shore and Pannonia (present-day Hungary) and dating from the 1st century AD.

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Nero

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.

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Nymphaeum

A nymphaeum or nymphaion (nymphaîon), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Roman province

The Roman provinces (pl.) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.

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Svishtov

Svishtov (Свищов) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea.

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Thracia

Thracia or Thrace (Thrakē) is the ancient name given to the southeastern Balkan region, the land inhabited by the Thracians.

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Trajan

Trajan (born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, adopted name Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 53) was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.

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Trajan's Dacian Wars

Trajan's Dacian Wars (101–102, 105–106) were two military campaigns fought between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajan's rule.

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Vespasian

Vespasian (Vespasianus; 17 November AD 9 – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to 79.

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Vicus

In Ancient Rome, the Latin term vicus (plural vici) designated a village within a rural area (pagus) or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement.

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See also

Buildings and structures in Veliko Tarnovo Province

Former populated places in Bulgaria

History of Veliko Tarnovo Province

Roman fortifications in Moesia Inferior

Roman legionary fortresses in Bulgaria

Roman towns and cities in Bulgaria

Svishtov

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novae_(fortress)