Vol. 3 No. 13 (2025)
Field reports

Excavations in the legionary fortress of Brigetio in 2025

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  • Dávid Bartus,
  • Melinda Szabó,
  • Rita Helga Olasz,
  • Ákos Müller,
  • Bence Simon,
  • Szilvia Joháczi,
  • Lajos Juhász,
  • Tibor Négyökrű,
  • Kitti Ivancsics,
  • László Borhy,
  • Emese Számadó
Dávid Bartus
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Melinda Szabó
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Rita Helga Olasz
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Ákos Müller
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Bence Simon
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Szilvia Joháczi
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Lajos Juhász
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Tibor Négyökrű
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Kitti Ivancsics
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
László Borhy
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Emese Számadó
Komáromi Klapka György Museum, Komárom, Hungary
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17204/dissarch.2025.763

Published 2026-01-30

Keywords

  • Brigetio,
  • legionary camp,
  • valetudinarium,
  • scamnum tribunorum,
  • horreum,
  • Roman army
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How to Cite

Bartus, D., Szabó, M., Olasz, R. H., Müller, Ákos, Simon, B., Joháczi, S., … Számadó, E. (2026). Excavations in the legionary fortress of Brigetio in 2025. Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 3(13), 763–779. https://doi.org/10.17204/dissarch.2025.763

Abstract

Research of the legionary camp at Brigetio began in 2015. Over the past 10 years, excavations have extended to the principia, a Late Roman apsidal basilica-type building, and the military bathhouse. During the 2025 season, a surface area of 7,100 m2 was excavated. The surfaces were situated relatively far from one another, functioning as test trenches across the praetentura. Ground-penetrating radar surveys had revealed the locations of several buildings, and on this basis we were abel to open trenches specifically aimed at examinig the valetudinarium, the horreum, the barracks and the scamnum tribunorum. Additional trenches were also opened in areas that could not be clearly identified through the radar imagery. In these areas, a large surviving section of opus spiactum flooring, several channels, and a 17th–18th century cemetery came to light.
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