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.

Arrubium
Arrubium is located in Romania
Arrubium
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Arrubio
Known also asCastra of Măcin
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceMoesia
Administrative unitMoesia Inferior
Directly connected to
Stationed military units
Legions
V Macedonica
Alae
Location
Coordinates45°14′20″N 28°07′40″E / 45.2388°N 28.1277°E / 45.2388; 28.1277
Altitudec. 17 m
TownMăcin
CountyTulcea
Country Romania
Reference
RO-RAN159749.03 [1]
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Eastern Moesia around 100 AD

See also

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References

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Fortificația romano-bizantină de la Măcin". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-09-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
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