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Burnum
Sign in to saveBurnum (; 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.
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- Ancient site.name
- Burnum
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- 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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- Ancient site.location
- Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
- Ancient site.region
- Dalmatia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
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- 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).
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