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Burnum (; or Burnum Municipium) was a Roman Legionary fortress, later converted to a town. It is located 2.5 km north of Kistanje, in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The remains include a principia (principal building, or headquarters), the amphitheatre, and the aqueduct.

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Burnum
Ancient site.image
Arches of the Burnum principium (or Forum), Burnum legionary camp, Dalmatia (10379399246).jpg
Ancient site.caption
The arches at Burnum, Croatia
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yes
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8
Ancient site.location
Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Ancient site.region
Dalmatia
Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.condition
In ruins

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
Roman city
Country
Croatia
Image
Burnum military camp.jpg
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Burnum
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Features
  • Amphitheatre
  • The Principia
  • Aqueduct
  • Legends
  • References
  • Literature

Burnum (; or Burnum Municipium) was a Roman Legionary fortress, later converted to a town. It is located 2.5 km north of Kistanje, in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The remains include a principia (principal building, or headquarters), the amphitheatre, and the aqueduct.

Burnum is also popularly called Hollow Church (Šuplja Crkva) and is one of many ruins in the Balkans identified in folklore as Traianus' Town (Trojanov Grad).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burnum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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