Carsium (castra)
| Carsium | |
|---|---|
Capidava, Ulmetum, (Izvoarele) | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan[2] |
| Built | 103 [2] |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. I Italica,[2] vexill. I Iovia (Scythica)[2] | |
| — Alae — | |
| II Hispanorum,[2] I Gallorum Flaviana[2] | |
| — Classis — | |
| Flavia Moesica[2] | |
| Location | |
RO-LMI | CT-I-s-A-02676[4] |
| RO-RAN | 60810.01[3] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
Carsium was a fort in the
Limes Moesiae
along the Danube.
A Roman settlement grew up on the site of the current town of
Scythia Minor
province.
Gallery
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Carsium -
Cliffs on the Danube -
Parade masks, the one on the right from Carsium
See also
- List of castra
Notes
- ^ Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia - liber IV
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Cetatea Carsium". Cetăţi antice. www.cjc.ro. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "60810.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-05-18. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010" [2010 List of Historic Monuments] (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"). Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. p. 969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
External links
Media related to Carsium at Wikimedia Commons- Virtual reconstruction of the fortress Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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