Troesmis
Troesmis was an ancient Dacian town and later ancient Roman city and legionary fortress, a major site situated on the Danube and forming a key part of the Limes Moesiae frontier system. It is situated in what is now Romania near Igliţa-Turcoaia. Around this fortress the Geto-Dacian town later developed.
| Troesmis | |
|---|---|
Ruins | |
Location within Romania | |
| Attested by | |
| Previous fortification | Getic |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Moesia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | Arrubium Ulmetum Carsium (Izvoarele) |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45.1432°N 28.1951°E |
| Altitude | c. 38 m |
| Town | Turcoaia |
| County | Tulcea |
| Country | Romania |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
Between 107 and 163 it was the home of the Roman Legio V Macedonica. The Notitia Dignitatum shows that during 337–361 it was the headquarters of Legio II Herculia.
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