Carsium (castra)

Carsium
Carsium
	Ruined tower
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Alternative name(s)	Carsion, Carsum, Carsio, Carso, Carsos
Known also as	Fortress of Hârșova; Castra of Hârșova;
Founded	1st century CE
Abandoned	3rd or 6th century CE
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana; Itinerarium Antonini; Notitia Dignitatum;
Previous fortification	Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Roman province	Moesia
Administrative unit	Moesia Inferior
Directly connected to	Capidava; Troesmis; Ulmetum; (Izvoarele);
Structure
— Stone structure —
Built during the reign of	Trajan
Built	103 CE
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
	vexill. I Italica ; vexill. I Iovia (Scythica) ;
— Alae —
	II Hispanorum ; I Gallorum Flaviana ;
— Classis —
	Flavia Moesica
Location
Coordinates	44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°ECoordinates: 44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°E
Altitude	c. 24 m
Town	Hârșova
County	Constanța
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CT-I-s-A-02676
RO-RAN	60810.01
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

Carsium was a fort built in the Roman province of Moesia in the 1st century CE.^[3]^[4]

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Carsium
Ruined tower
<div style="position: absolute; top: *Expression error: Missing operand for .**%; left: -200%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Carsion,^[1] Carsum,^[2] Carsio,^[2] Carso,^[2] Carsos ^[2]
Known also as	Fortress of Hârșova Castra of Hârșova
Founded	1st century CE^[3]^[4]
Abandoned	3rd^[3] or 6th century CE^[4]
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana Itinerarium Antonini Notitia Dignitatum
Previous fortification	Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Roman province	Moesia
Administrative unit	Moesia Inferior
Directly connected to	Capidava Troesmis Ulmetum (Izvoarele)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Built during the reign of	Trajan^[2]
Built	103 CE^[2]
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. I Italica ^[2] vexill. I Iovia (Scythica) ^[2]
— Alae —
II Hispanorum ^[2] I Gallorum Flaviana ^[2]
— Classis —
Flavia Moesica ^[2]
Location
Coordinates	44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°E / 44.6814; 27.9523Coordinates: 44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°E / 44.6814; 27.9523
Altitude	c. 24 m
Town	Hârșova
County	Constanța
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CT-I-s-A-02676^[4]
RO-RAN	60810.01^[3]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined