Carsium (castra)
Carsium was a tower built in the Roman province of Moesia in the 1st century CE.[3][4]
| Carsium | |
|---|---|
 Ruined tower | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Carsion,[1] Carsum,[2] Carsio,[2] Carso,[2] Carsos [2] |
| Known also as |
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| Founded | 1st century CE[3][4] |
| Abandoned | 3rd[3] or 6th century CE[4] |
| Attested by |
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| Previous fortification | Dacian |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Moesia |
| Administrative unit | Moesia Inferior |
| Directly connected to |
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| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan[2] |
| Built | 103 CE[2] |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| — Alae — | |
| — Classis — | |
| Flavia Moesica [2] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44.6814°N 27.9523°E |
| Altitude | c. 24 m |
| Town | Hârșova |
| County | Constanța |
| Country |  |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CT-I-s-A-02676[4] |
| RO-RAN | 60810.01[3] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  |
| Condition | Ruined |
Gallery
Ruins of Carsium
Cliffs at the Danube
See also
- List of castra
Notes
- Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia - liber IV
- "Cetatea Carsium". Cetăţi antice. www.cjc.ro. 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- "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.
- "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
- Virtual reconstruction of the fortress
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth
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