Arrubium Explained

Arrubium
Alt Names:	Arrubio
Known As:	Castra of Măcin
Attested By:	Tabula Peutingeriana
Legions:	V Macedonica
Alae:	I Dardanorum II Hispanorum Aravacorum
Province:	Moesia
Admin Unit 1:	Moesia Inferior
Links:	Dinogetia Noviodunum Troesmis
Coordinates:	45.2388°N 28.1277°W
Altitude:	c. 17
Map:	Romania
Location Town:	Măcin
Location County:	Tulcea
Ref:Ro:Ran:	159749.03 ^[1]
Condition:	Ruined

Arrubium was a fort in the Roman province of Moesia (today's Măcin, Romania), (later Scythia Minor) and was part of the defensive frontier system of the Moesian Limes along the Danube.

See also

• List of castra

References

• Oberländer-Târnoveanu, Ernest: Aspecte ale circulaţiei monetare greceşti în Dobrogea de Nord (sec. VI î.e.n - I e.n), Pontica, IX, Constanţa, 1978, p. 59-87.
• Florescu, Radu: Limesul dunărean bizantin în vremea dinastiilor isauriană şi macedoneană, Pontica, XIX, Constanţa, 1986, p. 172.

Notes

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fortificația romano-bizantină de la Măcin . ran.cimec.ro . National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN) . 2009-09-21 . 2013-01-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212203/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?descript=macin-oras-macin-tulcea-fortificatia-romano-bizantina-de-la-macin-cod-sit-ran-159749.03 . 2016-03-03 .