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🏛️ Traianoupolis-Rhaidestos

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🏛️ Traianoupolis-Rhaidestos
Roman settlement ruins on the northern Aegean coast of Thrace


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 23:40
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in northwestern Turkey near the town of Tekirdag, Thrace region
  • Founded or refounded by Roman Emperor Trajan (98–117 CE)
  • Ancient port city serving the Propontis (Sea of Marmara) trade routes
  • Site contains scattered ruins, fortification remains, and fragmentary archaeological evidence

Traianoupolis-Rhaidestos was a Roman settlement established in Thrace during the reign of Emperor Trajan, likely serving as both ...

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