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Altenum (castra)

Coordinates: 44°11′26″N 27°41′43″E / 44.19056°N 27.69528°E / 44.19056; 27.69528
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Altenum
Altenum (castra) is located in Romania
Altenum (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Altinum, Altina
Known also asCastra of Oltina
Founded4th century AD
Abandoned6th century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceScythia Minor
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area(2 ha)
Stationed military units
Alae
Classis
Location
Place nameDealul Maxinca [2]
TownOltina
CountyConstanța
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICT-I-s-B-02717[3]
RO-RAN62495.03[2]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined

Altenum was a fort in the Roman province of Scythia Minor in the 4th and 6th centuries AD.[3]

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44°11′26″N 27°41′43″E / 44.19056°N 27.69528°E / 44.19056; 27.69528