Carsium (castra)
| 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.
It defended a nearby Danube crossing ford, one of the most important on this segment of the limes and the road that crossed into Dacia.[2]
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.
It also had a naval port for a detachment of the Classis Moesica.
A well-preserved parade helmet of the 2nd century AD was found here, now in the National Museum in Bucharest.
Gallery
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Carsium -
Carsium -
Cliffs on the Danube -
Parade mask from Carsium -
Inscription of Titianus Severinus
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia - liber IV
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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. 18 May 2012. 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
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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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