Castra_of_Zăvoi
Acmonia fort was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia near the present town of Zavoi, Romania. Later the Roman town of Acmonia grew nearby.
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Alternative name(s) | Castra of Zăvoi, Agmonia or Agnaviae ? |
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Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
Founded | 2nd century AD |
Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 336 m × 336 m (11.2[1] ha) |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
I Sagittariorum[2] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°31′30″N 22°24′20″E |
Place name | Balta Neagră – Fâneţe[3] |
Town | Zăvoi[3] |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CS-I-s-B-10898[3] |
RO-RAN | 54626.01[3] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
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- Roman castra from Romania – Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
- Preda, Constantin (coord.), Enciclopedia arheologiei şi istoriei vechi a României vol.1, Editura Enciclopedică, București 1994 ISBN 973-45-0044-9
- Simu, Traian, Drumuri şi cetăţi romane în Banat, Tipografia Naţională, Lugoj 1924