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.

Acmonia fort is located in Romania
Acmonia fort
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[1] ha)
Stationed military units
Cohorts
I Sagittariorum[2]
Location
Coordinates45°31′30″N 22°24′20″E / 45.5249713°N 22.4056507°E / 45.5249713; 22.4056507
Place nameBalta Neagră – Fâneţe[3]
TownZăvoi[3]
CountyCaraș-Severin
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICS-I-s-B-10898[3]
RO-RAN54626.01[3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Western Dacia forts

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Notes

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  • Preda, Constantin (coord.), Enciclopedia arheologiei şi istoriei vechi a României vol.1, Editura Enciclopedică, București 1994 ISBN 973-45-0044-9
  • Simu, Traian, Drumuri şi cetăţi romane în Banat, Tipografia Naţională, Lugoj 1924