Four kilometers eastern direction from Svishtov is that Rome’s legionary bivouac Novae. Initially the rampart got area of seventeen hectares and it is raising immediately to that high Donau coast, later the bulwark has been widened with ten more hectares. That Rome’s legionary bivouac is the best discovered and preserved military bivouac at the boundaries of the south-eastern provinces of the empire. At the emperor August period near Danube has been sent Marcus Licinius Crassus, who has succeed to subordinate the regional Thracian tribes at 30th year before Christ. That Mizia province has been found near 15 years after Christ. At the emperor Domitian ( 85-86 after Christ) she has been divided to upper and lower Mizia, where custom boundary between them is Cibrica river. There is Rome defensive line formed, that is protecting the imperial interests to the Donau river coast and Black sea coast. Novae is important part of this line, with watch-towers and citadels, where has been placed military units- Cohorts urbane, legions, ex. The army has been using the Donau way, that has been connecting all the military defenses of Danube to the delta of the river. The main reason for the military attendance there are all the earned areas and natural resources, that possibilities s for defense of the Thracia and Macedonia front of the unceasing threat from that coming from east tribes. That Rome’s legionary bivouac spring up as domicile of VIII Augustin legion near 45 year after Christ…
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