Drobeta (castra)
| 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 | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 137 m × 122 m (1.6 ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°37′29.8″N 22°40′4.87″E / 44.624944°N 22.6680194°ECoordinates: 44°37′29.8″N 22°40′4.87″E / 44.624944°N 22.6680194°E |
| Town | Drobeta-Turnu Severin |
| County | Mehedinți |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| 109782.06 | |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
The Castra of Drobeta-Turnu Severin was built by Emperor Traian, in the Roman Dacia province.
The plan of castra
The plan of principia
Gallery[]
Frigidarium
Roman Amphitheatre
See also[]
- List of castra
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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drobeta. |
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Categories:
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Roman Dacia
- Archaeological sites in Romania
- Buildings and structures in Mehedinți County
- Historic monuments in Mehedinți County
- Roman legionary fortresses in Romania
- History of Oltenia