Bersobis (castra)

Bersobis
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Berzobis, Berzobia, Bersobia, Bersovia
Known also as
  • Castra of Berzobia
  • Castra of Jidovin [1]
Founded 2nd century AD[2][3]
Abandoned 3rd century AD[2][3]
Attested by
Previous fortification Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area 490 m × 410 m (20 [1][4] ha)
Stationed military units
— Legions —
IV Flavia Felix [1][4][5][6]
Location
Coordinates 45°25′41″N 21°37′24″E / 45.428009°N 21.623392°E / 45.428009; 21.623392
Altitude 137 m (449 ft)
Town Berzovia
County Caraș-Severin
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CS-I-s-A-10785[2]
RO-RAN 51519.01[3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1862–1866 [1]
  • 1961–1962 [1]
  • 1965–1968 [1]
  • 1969–1970 [1]
  • 1998–1999 [1]
  • 2000–2001 [1]
Archaeologists

Bersobis was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[2][3] On 1968, here was found a Weisenau-Haguenau helmet.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dumitru Protase: Castrul legiunii IIII Flavia de la Berzovia. Săpăturile arheologice din anii 1965–1968
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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"), page 877. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "51519.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-22. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 Descoperiri Arheologice din Banatul Românesc, de Prof.univ.dr.Sabin Adrian Luca
  5. ↑ O pensetă chirurgicală și un bronz din castrul Bersobis, Alexandru Flutur și Liana Flutur
  6. ↑ Dacia și Pannonia Inferior în cadrul evenimentelor din anii 107-108, Prof.dr. Bogdan Muscalu
  7. ↑ Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)

Coordinates: 45°25′59″N 21°36′54″E / 45.43306°N 21.61500°E / 45.43306; 21.61500

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