This is the beginning of a remarkable and glorious story. In 169, Emperor Philosopher Mark Aurelius declared Durostorum a self-governing Roman city; municipium. Between 2nd and 6th century Durostorum is the main fortitude of the empire against the barbarians of the Lower Danube.

Between 1950 and 2000, Silistra changed its look - the city is modernizing and industrializing. It becomes the center of the food industry, textiles, electronics. At the same time it is the center of a large agricultural area. Despite the modernization, the city and the region have preserved and exhibited remarkable monuments of cultural and historical heritage. There are many ruins of the Roman and Medieval fortresses, churches, residences and buildings from the 2nd to the 15th century. Here is one of Europe's most valuable ancient tomb with unique frescoes from the 4th century. Today the traces of the ancient past are exhibited and form the National Architectural & Archaeological Reserve "Durostorum - Drucker - Silistra".