Tibiscum (''Tibisco'', ''Tibiscus'', ''Tibiskon'') was a
Dacian town mentioned by
Ptolemy, later a Roman
castra
In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word ''castrum'', plural ''castra'', was a military-related term.
In Latin usage, the singular form ''castrum'' meant 'fort', while the plural form ''castra'' meant 'camp'. The singular and ...
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municipium. The ruins of the ancient settlement are located in
Jupa,
Caraș-Severin County,
Romania.
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Dacian davae
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List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
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List of castra
Castra ( Latin, singular castrum) were military forts of various sizes used by the Roman army throughout the Empire in various places of Europe, Asia and Africa.
The largest castra were permanent legionary fortresses.
Locations
The dispositio ...
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Dacia
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Roman Dacia
Roman Dacia ( ; also known as Dacia Traiana, ; or Dacia Felix, 'Fertile/Happy Dacia') was a province of the Roman Empire from 106 to 271–275 AD. Its territory consisted of what are now the regions of Oltenia, Transylvania and Banat (today ...
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Dacian towns
Archaeological sites in Romania
Ruins in Romania
Historic monuments in Caraș-Severin County