Ulmetum was a fort in the Roman province of Moesia.[1]
| Ulmetum | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Pantelimon |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Moesia |
| Administrative unit | Moesia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°32′51″N 28°20′30″E / 44.5476°N 28.3417°E |
| Altitude | c. 113 m |
| Town | Pantelimon |
| County | Constanța |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-RAN | 62618.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
The first settlement with a mixed character (civil and military) dates from the 2nd c. AD. The fort was built at the end of the 4th century (during the reign of Emperor Theodosius I (379-395). It had an important strategic role to protect the road for the transport of goods and merchants between the Roman cities of Noviodunum and Durostorum.
After a period of abandonment due to the Hunnic attacks[2] (between the last quarter of the 5th century and the middle of the 6th century BC), it was partially restorated in the 6th century BC.[3]
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- ^ The Ulmetum Fortress http://patrimoniuldobrogean.ro/en/the-ulmetum-fortress/
- ^ Procopius of Caesarea: De Aedificiis
- ^ Cetatea Ulmetum https://www.minac.ro/cetatea-ulmetum.html
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