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Carsium (castra)

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Founded
  
1st century CE

Previous fortification
  
Dacian

Town
  
Hârșova

Abandoned
  
3rd or 6th century CE

Administrative unit
  
Moesia Inferior

Province
  
Moesia

Carsium (castra)

Alternative name(s)
  
Carsion, Carsum, Carsio, Carso, Carsos

Known also as
  
Fortress of Hârșova Castra of Hârșova

Attested by
  
Tabula Peutingeriana, Antonine Itinerary, Notitia Dignitatum

Directly connected to
  
Capidava, Troesmis, Ulmetum

Similar
  
Capidava, Apulon, Arrubium, Ulmetum, Sarmizegetusa Regia

Carsium was a fort built in the Roman province of Moesia in the 1st century CE.

References

Carsium (castra) Wikipedia