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Bersobis (castra)

Bersobis
Bersobis (castra) is located in Romania
Bersobis (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Berzobis, Berzobia, Bersobia, Bersovia
Known also as
  • Castra of Berzobia
  • Castra of Jidovin
Founded 2nd century AD
Abandoned 3rd century AD
Attested by
Previous fortification Dacian
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area 490 m x 410 m (20 ha)
Legions
IV Flavia Felix
Coordinates 45°25′41″N 21°37′24″E / 45.428009°N 21.623392°E / 45.428009; 21.623392
Altitude 137 m (449 ft)
Town Berzovia
County Caraș-Severin
Country  Romania
RO-LMI CS-I-s-A-10785
RO-RAN 51519.01
Recognition Monument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1862–1866
  • 1961–1962
  • 1965–1968
  • 1969–1970
  • 1998–1999
  • 2000–2001
Archaeologists

Bersobis was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. On 1968, here was found a Weisenau-Haguenau helmet.

Coordinates: 45°25′59″N 21°36′54″E / 45.43306°N 21.61500°E / 45.43306; 21.61500


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