Hadrianopolis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Adrianople, Orestias, Uscudama, Goneis
thumb|The remains of Roman and Byzantine fortifications next to the Macedonian tower.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Edirne
- Image
- Edirne Roman Walls and Macedonian Tower 0208.jpg
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- replaced by
- Edirne
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- Foundation by Orestes and history
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- References
thumb|The remains of Roman and Byzantine fortifications next to the Macedonian tower.
Orestias (), later refounded by Hadrian as Adrianople (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), was an ancient Greek settlement next to the Evros river in Thrace, near or at the site of present-day Edirne, and close to the current border between Turkey and Greece. == Foundation by Orestes and history ==
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