Tibiscum

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Tibiscum
Porta principalis sinistra
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Tibisco, Tivisco, Tibiscus, Tibiskon, Tiriskon [1]
Known also as	Castra of Jupa
Founded during the reign of	Trajan
Founded	c. 101 AD
Abandoned	c. 6th-7th century AD
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana
Previous fortification	Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	307 m × 170 m (5.4 ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
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— —
[4] [2][4]
Location
Coordinates	45°27′59″N 22°11′22″E / 45.4663°N 22.1895°E / 45.4663; 22.1895Coordinates: 45°27′59″N 22°11′22″E / 45.4663°N 22.1895°E / 45.4663; 22.1895
Altitude	c. 180 m
Town	Jupa
County	Caraș-Severin
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CS-I-s-A-10805 [2]
	51038.01 [2]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1924–1925 [2] 1980–1990 [2]
Archaeologists	[2] [2] [2]

Tibiscum (Tibisco, Tibiscus, Tibiskon) was a Dacian town mentioned by Ptolemy, later a Roman castra and municipium.^[5][6] The ruins of the ancient settlement are located in Jupa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania.

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Tabula Peutingeriana[]

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Dacian town[]

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See also[]

• Dacian davae
• List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
• List of castra
• Dacia
• Roman Dacia

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