Arrubium (castra)

Arrubium
Appearing as Arrubio in Tabula Peutingeriana
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Arrubio
Known also as Castra of Măcin
Attested by Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province Moesia
Administrative unit Moesia Inferior
Directly connected to
Stationed military units
— Legions —
V Macedonica
— Alae —
  • I Dardanorum
  • II Hispanorum Aravacorum
Location
Coordinates 45°14′20″N 28°07′40″E / 45.2388°N 28.1277°E / 45.2388; 28.1277Coordinates: 45°14′20″N 28°07′40″E / 45.2388°N 28.1277°E / 45.2388; 28.1277
Altitude c. 17 m
Town Măcin
County Tulcea
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-RAN 159749.03 [1]
Site notes
Condition Ruined

Arrubium was a fort in the Roman province of Moesia (today's Măcin, Romania).

See also

References

  • Oberländer-Târnoveanu, Ernest: Aspecte ale circulaţiei monetare greceşti în Dobrogea de Nord (sec. VI î.e.n - I e.n), Pontica, IX, Constanţa, 1978, p. 59-87.
  • Florescu, Radu: Limesul dunărean bizantin în vremea dinastiilor isauriană şi macedoneană, Pontica, XIX, Constanţa, 1986, p. 172.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Fortificația romano-bizantină de la Măcin". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-09-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 04-01-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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