Histria

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Histria is an ancient Greek colony and later Roman settlement on the Black Sea coast of present-day Romania, known as one of the oldest urban centers in the region and a major archaeological site.

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Histria canonical 7

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman settlement ⓘ
ancient Greek colony ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
abandonedByCentury 7th century AD (approximate) ⓘ
ancientName Ἴστρος (Istros) ⓘ
linked to: Istros
approximateFoundationCenturyBC 7th century BC ⓘ
considered one of the oldest urban centers in present-day Romania ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
declinePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
economy craft production ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trade ⓘ
excavatedBy Romanian archaeologists ⓘ
excavatedSince early 20th century ⓘ
foundedBy Greek colonists ⓘ
Milesians ⓘ
hasFeature basilicas ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
harbor facilities ⓘ
public baths ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
temples ⓘ
hasOnSiteMuseum yes ⓘ
hasType polis ⓘ
heritageStatus important archaeological reserve of Romania ⓘ
knownFor Greek inscriptions ⓘ
Roman inscriptions ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
coins ⓘ
rich archaeological remains ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
laterCulture Roman ⓘ
locatedIn Dobruja ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
locatedNear Danube Delta ⓘ
Sinoe Lake ⓘ
locatedOn Black Sea coast ⓘ
modernNameVariant Istros ⓘ
nearModernSettlement Istria, Constanța County ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Roman province of Moesia Inferior ⓘ
ancient region of Scythia Minor ⓘ
region Northern Dobruja ⓘ
linked to: Dobruja
tradedWith indigenous populations of the region ⓘ
other Greek colonies on the Black Sea ⓘ
underRuleOf Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ

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