Geographic Database

Dimum – Belene (statio)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/geographie/27051 (Last Updates: 2016-04-10 , Klar)

province:
country:
Bulgaria
ancient find spot:
Dimum
modern find spot:
Belene
find spot:
statio
region:
Pleven
comment:
216790 (Dimum) The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Belene BUL
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Belene ca. 33 m - 733359 - BG » Pleven 50 » Obshtina Belene - population : 9781
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Fundstelle "statio" nach AEM; Lokalisierung nur ungefähr anhand der Angaben in guide-bulgaria.
cf. auch
http://www.trismegistos.org/place/29821
Dimum
(Belene)
Provincia (ca. 200 AD): Moesia Inferior
Status: station: statio
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visit.guide-bulgaria.com/a/757/roman_military_castle_dimum.htm
‎Type: Fortress
Location: Town Belene »
In Bulgarian: Римски военен кастел "Димум" »
The remains of Roman military caste "Dimum" are located in the northern part of town of Belene (north of the "Vasil Levski" school). In the I-st century Dimum was a very important point of the Roman province of Moesia. Even during the regime of the first Roman Emperor Augustus the fortress was the most north-eastern point and boundary of the Roman province of Moesia and the Thracian kingdom. From the beginning of the II till the end of III century here was stationed military horse camp - part of the Roman army, which probably has built the fortress.

The site was repeatedly studied by archaeologists. During excavations in 1989 was studied the fortification system of the caste and it was discovered preserved part of it that is long about 60 meters. In 1990 there was found the south tower of the western fortress gate - gate Pretoria. Among the findings are also walls of two buildings (one from the late antiquity and other from an earlier period) and floor of a medieval house.
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1: HD042320:
S. Conrad, Die Grabstelen aus Moesia inferior. Untersuchungen zu Chronologie, Typologie und Ikonographie (Leipzig 2004) 238, Nr. 416 : FO DIMUM (Belene; Reg. Lovec)
CIL 03, 12364 : Beleni in ecclesiae catholicae curte
ILBulg 337 => AEM 17 178 n. 22 : oberer Teil einer Basis im Hof der katholischen Kirche. Gefunden *in den Ruinen einer römischen Station* in demselben Dorfe
Pleiades-ID:
TM Geo-ID:
Geonames ID:
Work Status:
completed

1 inscription(s) from this findspot

HD042320: Epitaph from Dimum – Belene (Moesia inferior)

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