| Halmyris | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Salmorus, Thalamonium |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 7th century AD |
| Previous fortification | Getic |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Moesia Inferior |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Classis — | |
| Flavia Moesica | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°01′30″N 29°11′52″E / 45.0249°N 29.1977°E |
| Altitude | c. 26 m |
| Town | Murighiol |
| Country |  Romania |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Archaeologists | Dr. Mihail Zahariade, Dr. John Karavas |
| Exhibitions | Muzeul de Istorie şi Arheologie - Tulcea |
Halmyris (Ancient Greek: Ἁλμυρίς) [1] was a Roman and Byzantine fort, settlement and naval port, located 2.5 km east of the village of Murighiol at the mouth of the Danube Delta in Romania. Its name in Roman times was probably Almyridensium.[2]
Halmyris occupied a key location in antiquity at the end of the Roman Moesian Limes frontier defensive system and is included in no less than eight important Greek and Latin sources, including the Itinerarium Antonini[3] and Notitia Dignitatum.[4]
Halmyris served as a depot for supplies, colonisation and cultural exchange in the region for 1,100 years from the Iron Age to the Byzantine period.
- ^ Braund, D., DARMC, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, J. Åhlfeldt, J. Becker, D. Braund, T. Elliott (20 December 2018). "Places: 226617 (Halmyris?)". Pleiades. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Joanna Carnandet, ed. Acta Sanctorum, Victorem Palma, Paris & Rome, 1867, vol. 29, 546.
- ^ Itinerarium Antonini 226. 4
- ^ Notitia Dignitatum XXXIX 18