Praetorium (castra of Mehadia)

Praetorium (of Mehadia)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Pretorio, Pretorich
Known also asCastra of Mehadia
Founded2nd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area116 m × 143 m (1.6 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
Legions
Cohorts
  • I Ulpia I Brittonum
  • III Delmatarum milliaria equitata
  • VII Raetorum
  • VIII Raetorum
Location
Coordinates44°55′22″N 22°21′08″E / 44.9229°N 22.3522°E / 44.9229; 22.3522
Altitude180 m (591 ft)
Place nameLa zidine / Zidina
TownMehadia
CountyCaraș-Severin
Country Romania
Reference
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-009
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
ConditionRuined

Praetorium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, located near Mehadia (Latin name Ad Mediam and/or Ad Medium), Romania.