Acmonia fort

Acmonia fort was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia near the present town of Zavoi, Romania. Later the Roman town of Acmonia grew nearby.

Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Castra of Zăvoi, Agmonia or Agnaviae ?
Founded during the reign ofTrajan
Founded2nd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area336 m × 336 m (11.2 ha)
Stationed military units
Cohorts
I Sagittariorum
Location
Coordinates45°31′30″N 22°24′20″E
Place nameBalta Neagră – Fâneţe
TownZăvoi
CountyCaraș-Severin
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICS-I-s-B-10898
RO-RAN54626.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
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