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Durostorum (Silistra)
Q182428Durostorum: Roman legionary base and town on the Lower Danube, Byzantine episcopal see (modern Silistra).
History
- 29 BCE Roman fortress and important river port in Moesia Inferior near the delta of the Danube
- Before 114 CE, Legio XI Claudia was transferred to Durostorum. Here, the unit was to stay for three or four centuries.
- Its recruits increasingly were young men from nearby Thrace, but there is little evidence
- Late third century: Christianity
- Fourth century: improved military base
- Twelve martyrs between 303 and 362, including Saint Aemilian (burned in 352)
- Visit by Constantine the Great
- 380 or 388 bishopric; Mercurian-Auxentius was a pupil of Wulfila
- 396: birthplace of Flavius Aetius
- Sixth century: further improvements. Walls 3.50-4.20 meters wide
- Seventh century: Bulgarian
 The Danube near Silistra |
 Durostorum, Roman sarcophagus |
 Silistra, Slavonic palace |