Dierna (castra)
Appearance
Dierna | |
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Alternative name(s) | Tierna [1] |
Known also as | Castra of Orșova |
Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Directly connected to | Praetorium |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 64 m × 54 m (0.35 [2] ha) |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
— Cohorts — | |
I Brittonum milliaria[3] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44°44′18″N 22°24′28″E / 44.7382°N 22.40764°E |
Altitude | 85 m (279 ft) |
Town | Orșova |
County | Mehedinți |
Country | Romania |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Dierna was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.
See also
External links
Notes
- ^ Schütte, Gudmund (1917). "Ptolemy's maps of northern Europe, a reconstruction of the prototypes". The Royal Danish Geographical Society. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Descoperiri Arheologice din Banatul Românesc, de Prof.univ.dr.Sabin Adrian Luca
- ^ a b c Dierna