Dierna (castra)

Dierna (castra)
Porolissum-porta-praetoria-icon.png Dierna
Dierna (castra) is located in Romania
Location within Romania
Known also as Castra of Orșova
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Place in the Roman world
Roman province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Directly connected to Praetorium
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 64 m x 54 m (0.35 [1] ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
Cohorts
I Brittonum milliaria[2]
Location
Town Orșova
County Mehedinți
Country  Romania
Site notes
Condition Ruined



Dierna was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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