Castra of Călugăreni
| Castra of Călugăreni | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Stone [2] structure — | |
| Size and area | 162 m x 139 m (2.2[3] ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. XIII Gemina[4] | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°37′36″N 24°52′36″E / 46.626699°N 24.876643°E |
| Place name | Ținutul cetății (Hungarian: Vártartomány)[6] / Cetatea veche (Hungarian: Óvár)[6] |
| Town | Călugăreni |
| County | Mureș |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | MS-I-m-B-15354.01[6] |
| RO-RAN | 116616.01[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1960[2] |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | |
| Archaeologists | Nicoleta Man [2] |
The castra of Călugăreni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][6] The fort was erected in the 2nd century AD.[1] Archaeological research also proved the existence of a nearby canabae.[1] Abandoned in the 3rd century, the ruins of the fort are located in Călugăreni, Romania.[1][6]
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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "116616.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-23. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Man, Nicoleta (2004). "Cronica cercetărilor arheologice din România, 1983 - 2011. Rapoarte preliminare de cercetare arheologică". Raport de cercetare arheologică (Călugăreni). www.cimec.ro. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Calugareni". STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). http://www.net4u.ro. Retrieved 6 January 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Dudău, Oltea (2006). "Circulația monetară în castrele de trupe auxiliare din provincia Dacia ("Monetary circulation in the auxiliary troops' castra in the province of Dacia")" (PDF). Bibliotheca Historica Et Archaeologica Banatica (in Romanian) (Timişoara: MVSEVM BANATICVM TEMESIENSE) 38. ISBN 978-973-87485-6-9. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- 1 2 Ureche, Petru. "Tactică, strategie şi specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană" (PDF). www.irregular.ro. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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 1738. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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