Halmyris
Halmyris (Ancient Greek: Ἁλμυρίς) was a Roman and Byzantine fort, settlement and naval port, located 2.5 km west of the village of Murighiol at the mouth of the Danube Delta in Romania. Its name in Roman times was probably Almyridensium.
| Halmyris | |
|---|---|
Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Salmorus, Thalamonium |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 7th century AD |
| Previous fortification | Getic |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Moesia Inferior |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Classis — | |
| Flavia Moesica | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45.0249°N 29.1977°E |
| Altitude | c. 26 m |
| Town | Murighiol |
| Country | Romania |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Archaeologists | Dr. Mihail Zahariade, Dr. John Karavas |
| Exhibitions | Muzeul de Istorie şi Arheologie - Tulcea |
Halmyris occupied a key location in antiquity and is included in no less than eight important Greek and Latin sources, including the Itinerarium Antonini and Notitia Dignitatum.
Halmyris served as a depot for supplies, colonisation and cultural exchange in the region for 1,100 years from the Iron Age to the Byzantine period.
The fort was strategically placed on the Danube River and also at the mouth on the Black Sea. It was at the most easterly point of the Danubian border in Roman times and probably served as a supply centre for the fleet.