Carsium (castra)

Carsium
Carsium
	Ruined tower
	Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Carsion, Carsum, Carsio, Carso, Carsos
Known also as	Fortress of Hârșova; Castra of Hârșova;
Founded	1st century CE
Abandoned	3rd or 6th century CE
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; Troesmis; Ulmetum; (Izvoarele);
Structure
— Stone structure —
Built during the reign of	Trajan
Built	103 CE
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
	vexill. I Italica; vexill. I Iovia (Scythica);
— Alae —
	II Hispanorum; I Gallorum Flaviana;
— Classis —
	Flavia Moesica
Location
Coordinates	44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°E
Altitude	c. 24 m
Town	Hârșova
County	Constanța
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CT-I-s-A-02676
RO-RAN	60810.01
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

Carsium was a fortress built in the Roman province of Moesia in the 1st century CE.^[3]^[4]

Gallery

^ Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia - liber IV
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Cetatea Carsium". Cetăţi antice. www.cjc.ro. 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "60810.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-05-18. 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.

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