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Tibiscum | |
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![]() Porta principalis sinistra | |
Alternative name(s) | Tibisco, Tivisco, Tibiscus, Tibiskon, Tiriskon [1] |
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 |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 307 m × 170 m (5.4 ha) |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
— Numeri — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°27′59″N22°11′22″E / 45.4663°N 22.1895°E |
Altitude | c. 180 m |
Town | Jupa |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Country | ![]() |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CS-I-s-A-10805 [2] |
RO-RAN | 51038.01 [2] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | ![]() |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | |
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