Arrubium (castra)
Arrubium | |
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Location within Romania | |
Alternative name(s) | Arrubio |
Known also as | Castra of Măcin |
Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Moesia |
Administrative unit | Moesia Inferior |
Directly connected to |
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Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
V Macedonica | |
— Alae — | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 45°14′20″N 28°07′40″E / 45.2388°N 28.1277°ECoordinates: 45°14′20″N 28°07′40″E / 45.2388°N 28.1277°E |
Altitude | c. 17 m |
Town | Măcin |
County | Tulcea |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
159749.03 [1] | |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Arrubium was a fort in the Roman province of Moesia (today's Măcin, Romania).
See also[]
- List of castra
References[]
- Oberländer-Târnoveanu, Ernest: Aspecte ale circulaţiei monetare greceşti în Dobrogea de Nord (sec. VI î.e.n - I e.n), Pontica, IX, Constanţa, 1978, p. 59-87.
- Florescu, Radu: Limesul dunărean bizantin în vremea dinastiilor isauriană şi macedoneană, Pontica, XIX, Constanţa, 1986, p. 172.
Notes[]
- ^ "Fortificația romano-bizantină de la Măcin". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-09-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
External links[]
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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