Carsium (castra)

Carsium
Ruined tower
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Carsion, Carsum, Carsio, Carso, Carsos
Known also as	Fortress of Hârșova Castra of Hârșova
Founded	1st century CE
Abandoned	3rd or 6th century CE
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana Itinerarium Antonini Notitia Dignitatum
Previous fortification	Dacian
Province	Moesia
Administrative unit	Moesia Inferior
Directly connected to	Capidava Troesmis Ulmetum (Izvoarele)
— Stone structure —
Built during the reign of	Trajan
Built	103 CE
— Wood and earth structure —
— Legions —
vexill. I Italica vexill. I Iovia (Scythica)
— Alae —
II Hispanorum I Gallorum Flaviana
— Classis —
Flavia Moesica
Coordinates	44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°E / 44.6814; 27.9523Coordinates: 44°40′53″N 27°57′08″E / 44.6814°N 27.9523°E / 44.6814; 27.9523
Altitude	c. 24 m
Town	Hârșova
County	Constanța
Country	Romania
RO-LMI	CT-I-s-A-02676
RO-RAN	60810.01
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

Carsium was a fort built in the Roman province of Moesia in the 1st century CE.

Ruins of Carsium

Cliffs at the Danube