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Bersobis
Bersobis is located in Romania
Bersobis
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Berzobis, Berzobia, Bersobia
Known also as
  • Castra of Berzobia
  • Castra of Jidovin [1]
Founded2nd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Previous fortificationDacian
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area490 m × 410 m (20 [1][2] ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
IV Flavia Felix [1][2][3][4]
Location
TownBerzobia
CountyCaraș-Severin
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICS-I-s-A-10785
RO-RAN51519.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
  • 1862–1866 [1]
  • 1961–1962 [1]
  • 1965–1968 [1]
  • 1969–1970 [1]
  • 1998–1999 [1]
  • 2000–2001 [1]
Archaeologists

Bersobis was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. On 1968, here was found a Weisenau-Haguenau helmet.[1]

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