Praetorium (castra of Mehadia)

Praetorium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, located near Mehadia (Latin name Ad Mediam and/or Ad Medium), Romania.

Praetorium (of Mehadia)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Pretorio, Pretorich
Known also as	Castra of Mehadia
Founded	2nd century AD
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Directly connected to	Ad Pannonios Dierna
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	116 m × 143 m (1.6 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. IV Flavia Felix vexill. V Macedonica vexill. VII Claudia vexill. XIII Gemina [1][2]
— Cohorts —
I Ulpia I Brittonum [2] III Delmatarum milliaria equitata [2][3] VII Raetorum [1] VIII Raetorum [2]
Location
Coordinates	44.9229°N 22.3522°E
Altitude	180 m (591 ft)
Place name	La zidine / Zidina
Town	Mehadia
County	Caraș-Severin
Country	Romania
Site notes
Condition	Ruined

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth

Notes

1. "Mehadia". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
2. Boda, Imola; Szabo, Csaba (2011). "Notes on a Dolichenian relief at Mehadia". Marisia XXXI. p. 10. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
3. Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche