Troesmis
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Troesmis was an ancient Dacian town and later ancient Roman city and legionary fortress, a major site situated on the Danube and forming a key part of the Limes Moesiae frontier system.[1] Around the fortress the Geto-Dacian town developed.[2][3]
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Troesmis | |
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Attested by | |
Previous fortification | Getic |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Moesia Inferior |
Directly connected to | Arrubium Ulmetum Carsium (Izvoarele) |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 45.1432°N 28.1951°E / 45.1432; 28.1951 |
Altitude | c. 38 m |
Town | Turcoaia |
County | Tulcea |
Country | Romania |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
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It is situated in what is now Romania near Igliţa-Turcoaia.
Between 107 and 163 it was the home of the Roman Legio V Macedonica. The Notitia Dignitatum shows that in 337–361 it was the headquarters of Legio II Herculia.[4]