"Oescus, Palatiolon or Palatiolum (Bulgarian: Улпия Ескус, pronounced [oɫˈpiɐ ˈɛskos]) was an important ancient city on the Danube river in Roman Moesia. It later became known as ...
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Ulpia Oescus. It lay northwest of the modern Bulgarian city of Pleven, near the village of Gigen.
For a short time it was linked by the longest and most famous stone bridge across the Danube, Constantine´s Bridge, with the ancient city of Sucidava (modern-day Corabia, Romania).
The city seems to have at one point reached a area of 280,000 m2 and a population of 100,000.
Archaeological excavations have brought to light parts of the ancient city and are continuing." - (en.wikipedia.org 06.10.2022)
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