Morisena (castra)

Morisena
Location within Romania
Known also as	Castra of Cenad Castra of Sânnicolau Mare
Founded	2nd century AD
Previous fortification	Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Roman province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Nearby water	Marisus
Directly connected to	(Arad)
Structure
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. XIII Gemina [1]
Location
Place name	Seliște,[1] Cărămidăria Veche
Town	Sânnicolau Mare
County	Timiș
Country	Romania
Site notes
Condition	Ruined
Exhibitions	Muzeul Banatului

Morisena was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

Inscriptions

I

M(arco) Papirio M(arci) F(ilio) Pan(oniae)

Praef(ecto) Coh(ortis) I Pan(oniae)

In Dacia Praef(ecto) Ripae Tibisci Danu-

bii Curatori Pont-

is Aug(us)t(i) In Moesia

(Duum)viro Pop(ulus) Plebs(que)

Ulpia(e) Traian(a)

Sar(mizegetusa) Patr(ono) H(oc) M(omentum) P(osuit) ^[2][3][4]

II

Corneliae

Saloniae

Aug(usti) Coniugi

Gallieni A(ugusti) C(aesarie)N(ostri)

Ordo Muni(cipalis)

Tib(iscanus) dev(eto) Nvm(ini)

Maiestati(s)q(ue) Eius ^[2][3][4]

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Monografia orașului Sânnicolau Mare
2. ^ ^{a b} Dr. Borovszky Samu: Temes vármegye, p. 233
3. ^ ^{a b} Schreyer Viktor:Nagyszentmiklós trad. Monografiája, Nagyszentmiklós, 1912, p. 8
4. ^ ^{a b} Din trecutul Bănatului - Pr.Gheorghe Cotoșman: Comuna și bisericile din Giridava-Morisena-Cenad (Monografie istorică)