Altenum (castra)

Altenum
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Altinum, Altina
Known also as Castra of Oltina
Founded 4th century AD
Abandoned 6th century AD
Place in the Roman world
Province Scythia Minor
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area (2 ha)
Stationed military units
— Alae —
  • I Gallorum Flaviana [1]
— Classis —
Location
Place name Dealul Maxinca [2]
Town Oltina
County Constanța
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CT-I-s-B-02717[3]
RO-RAN 62495.03[2]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined

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

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Repertoriul Arheologic Național
  2. 1 2 Repertoriul Arheologic Național
  3. 1 2 LISTA MONUMENTELOR ISTORICE 2010, p. 978. Archived 2012-06-10 at the Wayback Machine.

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


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