Praetorium (castra of Mehadia)
Appearance
Praetorium (of Mehadia) | |
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Alternative name(s) | Pretorio, Pretorich |
Known also as | Castra of Mehadia |
Founded | 2nd century AD |
Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Directly connected to | |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 116 m × 143 m (1.6 ha) |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
— Cohorts — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44°55′22″N 22°21′08″E / 44.9229°N 22.3522°E |
Altitude | 180 m (591 ft) |
Place name | La zidine / Zidina |
Town | Mehadia |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Country | ![]() |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Praetorium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, located near Mehadia (Latin name Ad Mediam and/or Ad Medium), Romania.
See also
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[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Mehadia". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ a b c d Boda, Imola; Szabo, Csaba (2011). "Notes on a Dolichenian relief at Mehadia". Marisia XXXI. p. 10. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
44°55′N 22°21′E / 44.917°N 22.350°E