Partiscum (castra)

Partiscum
Location within Hungary
Founded2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Nearby waterMarisus
Stationed military units
Legions
vexill. XIII Gemina ?
Location
Coordinates46°15′09″N 20°09′01″E / 46.252567°N 20.150408°E / 46.252567; 20.150408
Altitude80 m (262 ft)
TownSzeged
CountyCsongrád-Csanád
Country Hungary
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Partiscum was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia along the limes of Marisus river. It is the most Western fort of Dacia. Its ruins are located nearby Szeged, Csongrád-Csanád County, Hungary. Latest research showed that the most likely place was in Szeged, near the Tisza river, at the old Castle of Szeged.