Castra of Zăvoi

Castra of Zăvoi
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Acmonia, Agmonia or Agnaviae ?
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Founded 2nd century AD
Attested by Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 336 m × 336 m (11.2 [1] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Sagittariorum [2]
Location
Coordinates 45°31′30″N 22°24′20″E / 45.5249713°N 22.4056507°E / 45.5249713; 22.4056507Coordinates: 45°31′30″N 22°24′20″E / 45.5249713°N 22.4056507°E / 45.5249713; 22.4056507
Place name Balta Neagră - Fâneţe [3]
Town Zăvoi [3]
County Caraș-Severin
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CS-I-s-B-10898 [3]
RO-RAN 54626.01 [3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined

It was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Zavoi
  2. ↑ Dacia și Pannonia Inferior în cadrul evenimentelor din anii 107/108, de prof.drd. Muscalu Bogdan
  3. 1 2 3 4 Repertoriul Arheologic Național Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  • Preda, Constantin (coord.), Enciclopedia arheologiei şi istoriei vechi a României vol.1, Editura Enciclopedică, Bucureşti 1994 ISBN 973-45-0044-9
  • Simu, Traian, Drumuri şi cetăţi romane în Banat, Tipografia Naţională, Lugoj 1924


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