Carsium (castra)
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| Carsium | |
|---|---|
 Fort 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 |
| Founded | 1st century AD[3][4] |
| Abandoned | 3rd[3] or 6th century AD[4] |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana, Itinerarium Antonini, Notitia Dignitatum |
| Previous fortification | Dacian |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Moesia |
| Administrative unit | Moesia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | Capidava, Ulmetum, (Izvoarele) |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan[2] |
| Built | 103 [2] |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. I Italica,[2] vexill. I Iovia (Scythica)[2] | |
| — Alae — | |
| II Hispanorum,[2] I Gallorum Flaviana[2] | |
| — Classis — | |
| Flavia Moesica[2] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°E |
| Altitude | c. 24 m |
| Town | Hârșova |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CT-I-s-A-02676[4] |
| RO-RAN | 60810.01[3] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
Carsium was a fort in the Roman province of Moesia in the 1st century AD[3][4] whose remains are still visible. It was part of the defensive frontier system of the Limes Moesiae along the Danube.
A Roman settlement grew up on the site of the current town of Hârșova around the Roman fort. It was initially in Moesia and later in Scythia Minor province.
A well-preserved parade helmet of the 2nd century AD was found here, now in the National Museum in Bucharest.
Gallery[edit]
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Carsium -
Cliffs on the Danube -
Parade mask from Carsium
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia - liber IV
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Cetatea Carsium". Cetăţi antice. www.cjc.ro. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b c d "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[edit]
Media related to Carsium at Wikimedia Commons- Virtual reconstruction of the fortress Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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