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The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.
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Constantine's Bridge (Danube)
Roman bridge over the Danube (completed in 328)
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Second-longest river in Europe
The Danube is a river in Europe, the second-longest after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest of Germany south through the Danube Delta in Romania into the Black Sea. A large and historically important river, it was once a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Dacian and Daco-Roman historical site in Corabia, Romania
Sucidava was a Dacian and Daco-Roman city situated in Corabia, Romania, on the north bank of the Danube. It developed from the 270s AD and especially after the construction of Constantine's Bridge the northern side of which it protected.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Town in Olt, Romania
Corabia is a small Danube port located in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania, which used to be part of the now-dissolved Romanați County before World War II. Across the Danube from Corabia lies the Bulgarian village of Gigen.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Ancient Roman city near Pleven, Bulgaria
Oescus, Palatiolon or Palatiolum was an important ancient city on the Danube river in Roman Moesia. It later became known as Ulpia Oescus. It lay northwest of the modern Bulgarian city of Pleven, near the village of Gigen.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gigen
Place in Pleven, Bulgaria
Gigen is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Gulyantsi Municipality, Pleven Province. It is located near the Danube River, opposite the Romanian town of Corabia. As of 2024, Gigen has a population of 1,641 inhabitants. Gigen Peak on Graham Land in Antarctica is named after…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Roman imperial state and civilization from 27 BC to 476/1453 AD
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