Carsium (castra)

Carsium was a fortress 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
  • Fortress of Hârșova
  • Castra of Hârșova
Founded1st century CE[3][4]
Abandoned3rd[3] or 6th century CE[4]
Attested by
Previous fortificationDacian
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceMoesia
Administrative unitMoesia Inferior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Built during the reign ofTrajan[2]
Built103 CE[2]
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
Legions
Alae
  • II Hispanorum [2]
  • I Gallorum Flaviana [2]
Classis
Flavia Moesica [2]
Location
Coordinates44.6814°N 27.9523°E / 44.6814; 27.9523
Altitudec. 24 m
TownHârșova
CountyConstanța
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICT-I-s-A-02676[4]
RO-RAN60810.01[3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined

See also

Notes

  1. Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia - liber IV
  2. "Cetatea Carsium". Cetăţi antice. www.cjc.ro. 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. "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.
  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"). Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. p. 969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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