Carsium (castra)

Carsium
Carsium 01.jpg
Ruined tower
Location within Romania
Alternative names Carsion [1], Carsum [2], Carsio [2], Carso [2], Carsos [2]
Known also as
  • Fortress of Hârșova
  • Castra of Hârșova
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Founded 103 AD
Attested by
Previous fortification Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Roman province Moesia
Administrative unit Moesia Inferior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
— 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]
Location
Coordinates
Town Hârșova
County Constanța
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CT-I-s-A-02676
RO-RAN 60810.01
Site notes
Condition Ruined

Carsium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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