The castra of Desa was a
fort in the
Roman province
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of
Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ro ...
on the north bank of the
Danube
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opposite
Ratiaria. Erected by the Romans in the 3rd century AD, its remains are located in
Desa (
Romania
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).
It was in use until at least 305
[MacKendrick, Paul Lachlan (2000). The Dacian Stones Speak. The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-4939-2. p 133] when its garrison was a
vexillation of
Legio XIII Gemina.
See also
*
List of castra
External links
Roman castra from Romania - Google MapsEarth
Notes
Roman auxiliary forts in Romania
History of Oltenia
Historic monuments in Dolj County
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