Castra of Feldioara
| Castra of Feldioara | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Ucea (de Jos) |
| Founded | 101 or 102 AD [1] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[2][3] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Alutanus |
| Nearby water | Alutus |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 116 m x 135 m (1.5 [4] ha) |
| Construction technique | Opus incertum [1] |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| II Flavia Numidarum [5] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°47′54″N 24°41′25″E / 45.79841°N 24.69016°E |
| Altitude | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Town | Feldioara |
| County | Brașov |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | BV-I-s-A-11277.02 [3] |
| RO-RAN | 42138.01 [2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1973 - 1979 [1] |
| Archaeologists | |
The castra of Feldioara was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[2][3]
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- 1 2 3 4 5 Carol-Opriş, Ioan; Raţiu, Alexandru; Stoian, Gabriel, Stadiul cercetării siturilor din jud. Braşov şi Covasna ("Stage of the research in Braşov and Covasna Counties"), Raport ştiinţific Privind Derularea Proiectului Strategii Defensive şi Politici Transfrontaliere: Integrarea Spaţiului Dunării De Jos în Civilizaţia Romană (STRATEG) ("Scientific Report on the Progress of the Project "Defensive Strategies and Border Policies: Integration of the Lower Danube Region in Roman Civilization (STRATEG)""), pp. 47-48., www.academia.edu, retrieved 6 January 2013
- 1 2 3 "42138.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 "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 581. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Feldioara". STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). www.net4u.ro. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ Ureche, Petru. "Tactică, strategie şi specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană" (PDF). www.irregular.ro. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
Coordinates: 45°47′54″N 24°41′25″E / 45.79833°N 24.69028°E
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