Castra of Tirighina-Bărboși explained

Castra of Tirighina-Bărboși
Alt Names:Gherghina, Gherghena
Founded:2nd century AD
Previous Fortification:Dacian
Robust Struct Material:Stone
Cohorts:II Matiacorum, I Hispanorum veterana
Classis:Flavia Moesica[1]
Province:Moesia
Admin Unit 1:Moesia Inferior
Links:Dinogetia
Coordinates:45.4049°N 27.9896°W
Altitude:c. 9
Map:Romania
Place Name:Tirighina-Bărboși
Location Town:Galați
Location County:Galați
Ref:Ro:Lmi:GL-I-s-A-02971
Condition:Ruined
Excavations:
  • 1959 - 1962

The Castra of Tirighina-Bărboși was a fort in the Roman province of Moesia.

It was a bridgehead fort on the north bank of the Danube near the confluence of the Siret.

The archaeological complex covers approximately 10 hectares and includes the remains of a Roman fort, two Roman necropolises, one of which is a tumulus, a civil settlement on the Siretului plateau and in the western area of the Dunărea neighbourhood of Galăția. It was built in the time of Trajan shown by a marble slab. Coins dating from the periods of Trajan, Antoninus Pius and Philip the Arab were discovered.

Its occupation continued until the 4th century, after most of Roman Dacia had been abandoned.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/16542208/Vasile-Parvan-Castrul-de-la-Poiana-i-drumul-roman-prin-Moldova-de-Jos Castrul de la Poiana și drumul roman prin Moldova de Jos, de Vasile Pârvan
  2. Map 22 Moesia Inferior, Compiled by A.G. Poulter, Princeton University http://assets.press.princeton.edu › BA