Castra of Tirighina-Bărboși

Fort in the Roman province of Moesia

Location within Romania

Alternative name(s)Gherghina, GherghenaFounded2nd century ADPrevious fortificationDacianPlace in the Roman worldProvinceMoesiaAdministrative unitMoesia InferiorDirectly connected toDinogetiaStructure— Stone structure —Stationed military units— Cohorts —II Matiacorum,^[1] I Hispanorum veterana— Classis —Flavia Moesica^[1] LocationCoordinates45°24′18″N 27°59′23″E / 45.4049°N 27.9896°E / 45.4049; 27.9896Altitudec. 9 mPlace nameTirighina-BărboșiTownGalațiCountyGalațiCountry

RomaniaReferenceRO-LMIGL-I-s-A-02971Site notesRecognition

National Historical MonumentConditionRuinedExcavation dates

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]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Castrul de la Poiana și drumul roman prin Moldova de Jos, de Vasile Pârvan
^ Map 22 Moesia Inferior, Compiled by A.G. Poulter, Princeton University http://assets.press.princeton.edu › BA