Auraria Daciae (castellum)
| Auraria Daciae | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Auraria Maior, Alburnus Minor, Abruttus [1] |
| Known also as | Castellum of Abrud |
| Founded | 2nd century AD [2][3] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD [2][3] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth [4] structure — | |
| Size and area | 40 m x 50 m (0.2 [4] ha) |
| Location | |
| Place name | Cetățuia / Cetățeaua [2] |
| Town | Abrud |
| County | Alba |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | AB-I-s-B-00006 [3] |
| RO-RAN | 1160.02 [2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
The fort was part of the defensive system of the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[2][3] The ruins of a contemporary nearby defensive ditch was also unearthed.[2] The ruins of the castellum are located in Abrud (Romania).[2][3]
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Notes
- ↑ Lecca, O.G. (1937). Dicționar istoric, arheologic și geografic al României. București: Ed. Universul S.A.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Castellum de la Abrud - "Cetățeaua"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010" [2010 List of Historic Monuments]. Romania's Official Journal, Part I (Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional) (670): 3. 1 October 2010.
- 1 2 Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia" [Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia]. Buletinul cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: arheologie-istorie-muzeologie (in Romanian) (Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie) 12: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097.
Coordinates: 46°16′20″N 23°04′07″E / 46.27222°N 23.06861°E
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