Gate of Trajan
| Gate of Trajan | ||
|---|---|---|
Elevation 800 m (2,625 ft) | | |
| Traversed by | Trakia motorway | |
| Location | Sofia Province, Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates | 42°21′22″N 23°55′6″E / 42.35611°N 23.91833°E | |
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The Gate of Trajan or Trajan's Gate (
Roman Emperor Trajan, on whose order a fortress by the name of Stipon was constructed on the hill over the pass, as a symbolic border between the provinces of Thrace and Macedonia
.
The pass is primarily known for the
Samuil of Bulgaria, effectively halting a Byzantine campaign in the Bulgarian lands.[1]
Today, a tunnel of
Trakiya motorway similarly known as the Gate of Trajan Tunnel (тунел „Траянови врата“) is near the fortress, 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Sofia
.
The
Trajan Gate on Graham Land, Antarctica
is named after the Gate of Trajan.
Notes
- ^ Jim Bradbury, The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare, (Taylor & Francis, 2005), 178
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trayanovi vrata pass.
- ISBN 978-0-679-77269-9.
- Димитров, Божидар (2004-08-23). "При Самуил стигаме до Коринт и Далмация" (in Bulgarian). Стандарт.
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