Bersobis (castra)

Bersobis
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Berzobis, Berzobia, Bersobia, Bersovia
Known also as
  • Castra of Berzobia
  • Castra of Jidovin [1]
Founded 2nd century AD[2][3]
Abandoned 3rd century AD[2][3]
Attested by
Previous fortification Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area 490 m x 410 m (20 [1][4] ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
IV Flavia Felix [1][4][5][6]
Location
Coordinates 45°25′41″N 21°37′24″E / 45.428009°N 21.623392°E / 45.428009; 21.623392
Altitude 137 m (449 ft)
Town Berzovia
County Caraș-Severin
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CS-I-s-A-10785[2]
RO-RAN 51519.01[3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1862–1866 [1]
  • 1961–1962 [1]
  • 1965–1968 [1]
  • 1969–1970 [1]
  • 1998–1999 [1]
  • 2000–2001 [1]
Archaeologists

Bersobis was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[2][3] On 1968, here was found a Weisenau-Haguenau helmet.[1]

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Notes

Coordinates: 45°25′59″N 21°36′54″E / 45.43306°N 21.61500°E / 45.43306; 21.61500

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