Drobeta (castra)
The Castra of Drobeta-Turnu Severin was built by Emperor Traian, in the Roman Dacia province.
The plan of castra
The plan of principia
| Drobeta | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of castra Drobeta, modern Romania | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Drubeta |
| Known also as | Castra of Drobeta-Turnu Severin |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 103 |
| Abandoned | c. 6th century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana Notitia Dignitatum |
| Previous fortification | Dacian |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Directly connected to |
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| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 137 m × 122 m (1.6 ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| — Cohorts — | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°37′30″N 22°40′05″E |
| Town | Drobeta-Turnu Severin |
| County | Mehedinți |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-RAN | 109782.06 |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
Gallery
Frigidarium
Roman Amphitheatre
See also
Notes
- CIL III, 8072
- CIL III, 14484
- CIL III, 8066a
- AE 1936, 9
- Radu Florescu, Drobeta: l’accampamento e la città romana, in Traiano ai confini dell’Impero, Ancona 1998, a cura di Grigore Arbore Popescu, p.129;
- Rapoarte arheologice: Zona de vest a castrului Drobeta Archived September 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- CIL III, 14216,08
External links
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- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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