Bersobis (castra)

Bersobis was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[2][3] On 1968, here was found a Weisenau-Haguenau helmet.[1]

Bersobis
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Berzobis, Berzobia, Bersobia, Bersovia
Known also as	Castra of Berzobia Castra of Jidovin [1]
Founded	2nd century AD[2][3]
Abandoned	3rd century AD[2][3]
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana Ravenna Cosmography
Previous fortification	Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area	490 m × 410 m (20 [1][4] ha)
Stationed military units
— Legions —
IV Flavia Felix [1][4][5][6]
Location
Coordinates	45.428009°N 21.623392°E
Altitude	137 m (449 ft)
Town	Berzovia
County	Caraș-Severin
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CS-I-s-A-10785[2]
RO-RAN	51519.01[3]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1862–1866 [1] 1961–1962 [1] 1965–1968 [1] 1969–1970 [1] 1998–1999 [1] 2000–2001 [1]
Archaeologists	Vincențiu Babeș [1] Adrian Diaconovici [1] Marius Moga [1] Octavian Răuț [1] Florin Medeleț [1] Richard Petrovszky [1] Ovidiu Bozu [1] Alexandru Flutur [1] Vasile Voișian [1] Dumitru Protase [7]

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth

Notes

1. "Dumitru Protase: Castrul legiunii IIII Flavia de la Berzovia. Săpăturile arheologice din anii 1965–1968" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
2. "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 877. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
3. "51519.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-22. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
4. "Descoperiri Arheologice din Banatul Românesc, de Prof.univ.dr.Sabin Adrian Luca" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
5. O pensetă chirurgicală și un bronz din castrul Bersobis, Alexandru Flutur și Liana Flutur
6. Dacia și Pannonia Inferior în cadrul evenimentelor din anii 107-108, Prof.dr. Bogdan Muscalu
7. Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)