Argamum was a coastal
fort
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from La ...
in the
ancient Roman
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of Rome, founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Em ...
province of
Moesia
Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; ) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River. As a Roman domain Moesia was administered at first by the governor of Noricum as 'Civitates of Moesia and Triballi ...
.
It was near the ancient Greek and Roman city of
Argamum
Argamum (Orgame in ancient Greek) was originally an ancient Greek city located on the coast of the Black Sea on the present Cape Dolosman in Romania near Jurilovca, on the coastal lagoon that in ancient times was the open sea. It was founded by ...
. It is located on Cape Dolosman in Romania. It covered two and a half hectares.
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See also
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List of castra
Castra (Latin, singular castrum) were military forts of various sizes used by the Roman army throughout the Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa.
The largest castra were permanent legionary fortresses.
Locations
The disposition of the castra refl ...
Notes
External links
ArgamumUCL Institute of Archeology - ArgamumRoman castra from Romania - Google Maps
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Roman auxiliary forts in Romania
History of Dobruja
Historic monuments in Tulcea County