Castra of Olteni
| Castra of Olteni | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded during the reign of | Hadrian or Antoninus Pius |
| 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 | (Reci) |
| Structure | |
| — Store structure — | |
| Size and area | 142 m x 92.5 m (1.3 [3][1] ha) |
| Shape | Rounded rectangle |
| Wall thickness | 1 ÷ 1.2 m |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97094°N 25.84962°E |
| Place name | Mikó Castle |
| Town | Olteni |
| County | Covasna |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13073[2] |
| RO-RAN | 63919.02[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates |
1962 1978 1990 |
| Archaeologists | Zoltan Székely |
| Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was built in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus. The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][2] It ruins are located in Olteni (Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc (Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania.[1][2]
Inscription C IIII BE on stamped brick found at Olteni
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Situl arheologic de la Olteni - Castru roman". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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 1017. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Olteni". STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). http://www.net4u.ro. Retrieved 10 January 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Bordi, Zsigmond Lóránd; Zăgreanu, Radu Iustinian (2010). "Auxilia de la Olteni - Controverse şi interpretări ("The Auxilia of Olteni – Controversies and interpretations")" (PDF). Acta Siculica (in Romanian) (Sepsiszentgyörgy / Sfântu Gheorghe: Székely Nemzeti Múzemum / Muzeul Naţional Secuiesc): 195–208. ISSN 1843-8385. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia") (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.
Coordinates: 45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97083°N 25.84972°E
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