Castra of Boroșneu Mare
| Castra of Boroșneu Mare | |
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Panoramic view | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 130 m x 198 m (2.56 ha) |
| Shape | Rounded rectangular |
| Wall thickness | 1.50 m [3] |
| Construction technique | Opus incertum [3] |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
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| — Alae — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°50′38″N 26°01′01″E / 45.843860°N 26.016985°ECoordinates: 45°50′38″N 26°01′01″E / 45.843860°N 26.016985°E |
| Altitude | 540 m (1,772 ft) |
| Place name | Dealul cetății |
| Town | Boroșneu Mare |
| County | Covasna |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13047.02[2] |
| RO-RAN | 63946.01[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | |
| Archaeologists |
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| Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
 Media related to Castra of Boroșneu Mare at Wikimedia Commons | |
Castra of Boroșneu Mare was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Boroșneu Mare (Hungarian: Nagyborosnyó) in Romania.[1][2]
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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Castrul roman de la Boroşneu Mare". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 1012. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Borosneul Mare
- ↑ Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bordi, Zsigmond Lóránd; Popa, Alexandru (December 1, 2014). "Castrul roman de la Boroşneu Mare: O sută de ani de la prima cercetare arheologică sistematică". Acta Siculica 2012–2013. p. 48. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
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