Castra of Chitid

Castra of Chitid
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Founded c. 101-102 [1]
Abandoned 106? [1]
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area 350 m x 90 m (3.15 [1] ha)
Location
Place name Dumbrava Hill [1]
Town Chitid
County Hunedoara
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-RAN not listed[2]
Site notes
Condition Ruined

The castra of Chitid was a short-lived fort erected by the Romans in Dacia before its annexation to the Roman Empire.[1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oltean, Dan; Brilinsky, Vladimir (2006). Teoria încercuirii şi asedierii Munţilor Orăştiei (Partea întâi): Castrul de la Chitid ("The theory of the encirclement and siege of the Orăştiei Mountains, Part one: Castra of Chitid") (PDF). Dacia magazin (in Romanian) (Orăștioara de Sus, Romania: Dacia Revival International Society). pp. 26–32. ISSN 1583-5316. Retrieved 05-01-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Chitid". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 09-12-2011. Retrieved 05-01-2013. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)

Coordinates: 45°41′28″N 23°03′45″E / 45.69111°N 23.06250°E / 45.69111; 23.06250


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