Nicopolis ad Nestum
Ancient city · Bulgaria
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 41.606, 23.815
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Nicopolis ad Nestum or Nicopolis ad Mestum, is a ruined Roman town in the province of Thracia (Thrace) near to the modern village of Garmen on the left bank of the Mesta river, in Garmen Municipality, Bulgaria.
History
Nicopolis ad Nestum or Nicopolis ad Mestum, is a ruined Roman town in the province of Thracia (Thrace) near to the modern village of Garmen on the left bank of the Mesta river, in Garmen Municipality, Bulgaria. Although “ad Nestum” is the more commonly used alternative, “ad Mestum” is the correct form of the name during the Roman period.