D I A N A
The fortress of Diana (140x134m) has been situated in the place called Karatas and has been representative of these advanced posts on the limes constructed by Romans. Erected by Trayan in II century, Diana has been the greatest fortified place having made by Romans in the Upper Mesia. Its strategic position on a bend of the Danube pointed out its defensive role, more important of all Roman fortified places. To defend the limes in this region being the target of all German and Avar attacks, Trayan had a custom to disseminate the frontier by the fortified places of this kind. Diana had played the role of a barrage in the extreme East of the Balkans until VI century when it had been abandoned.        As all other fortresess, in that period, was robbed and distroyed by avarian peole.	Unfortenately, there are not many informations available about this locality. Hopefully, research will start soon and we can learn more about this cultural localty.                 TOP