🏛️ Ratiaria-Oescus
Roman frontier fortress on the Danube
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in northwestern Bulgaria near the Serbian border, on the Danube's right bank
- Served as a Roman military stronghold from the 1st century CE through the late antique period
- Originally two separate settlements: Ratiaria (civilian) and Oescus (military fortress)
- Partially submerged and eroded due to Danube flooding and modern dam construction
Ratiaria-Oescus stands as an archaeological complex marking the Roman presence along the Lower Danube frontier in what is ...