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Tibiscum

Tibiscum
Castrum Tibiscum - 08.jpg
Porta principalis sinistra
Tibiscum is located in Romania
Tibiscum
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Tibisco, Tivisco, Tibiscus, Tibiskon, Tiriskon
Known also as Castra of Jupa
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Founded c. 101 AD
Abandoned c. 6th-7th century AD
Attested by Tabula Peutingeriana
Previous fortification Dacian
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
— Stone structure —
Size and area 307 m x 170 m (5.4 ha)
Cohorts
Numeri
Coordinates 45°27′59″N 22°11′22″E / 45.4663°N 22.1895°E / 45.4663; 22.1895Coordinates: 45°27′59″N 22°11′22″E / 45.4663°N 22.1895°E / 45.4663; 22.1895
Altitude c. 180 m
Town Jupa
County Caraș-Severin
Country  Romania
RO-LMI CS-I-s-A-10805
RO-RAN 51038.01
Recognition Monument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1924 - 1925
  • 1980 - 1990
Archaeologists

Tibiscum (Tibisco, Tibiscus, Tibiskon) was a Dacian town mentioned by Ptolemy, later a Roman castra and municipium. The ruins of the ancient settlement are located in Jupa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania.




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