Noviodunum

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Noviodunum was an important Roman military and naval base on the lower Danube, in the province of Moesia (modern-day Romania).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Noviodunum canonical 4
Noviodunum (nearby region context) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman naval base
ancient Roman settlement
fortified town
archaeologicalSite true
borderRegionOf Roman Empire
culture Roman
fortificationType castrum
fortress
function logistical center
military base
naval base
garrisonedBy Roman legions
linked to: Roman legion

auxiliary units
hasRemains civilian settlement
fortification walls
harbor installations
military buildings
hasRole customs and trade station
fleet base
frontier fortress
languageUsedHistorically Latin
laterReligionPracticed Christianity
locatedIn Lower Moesia
linked to: Moesia Inferior

Moesia
Roman Empire
locatedInPresentDay Romania
locatedNear Danube River
linked to: Danube
locatedOn lower Danube
modernCountryRegion Dobruja
navalFleetStationed Classis Flavia Moesica
nearModernSettlement Isaccea
onTradeRoute Danube trade route
partOf Danubian limes
linked to: Danube limes
partOfFrontierSystem Danubian frontier
presentCountry Romania
provinceDuringRomanPeriod Moesia
Moesia Inferior
region Scythia Minor
religionPracticedHistorically Roman polytheism
strategicImportance control of lower Danube frontier
defense against barbarian incursions
timePeriod 1st century AD
Late Antiquity
Roman Imperial period
usedBy Classis Flavia Moesica
Roman army
Roman navy

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Classis Moesica garrisonLocation Noviodunum
Moesia Inferior importantCity Noviodunum
Scythia Minor hasMajorCity Noviodunum
Suessiones capital Noviodunum
Svishtov hasRomanName Noviodunum (nearby region context)
linked to: Noviodunum