Samum (castra)

Samum
Location within Romania
Known also as
  • Castra of Cășei
  • Castra of Cășeiu
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Founded 106
Abandoned c. 3rd century AD
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Limes Porolissensis
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 165 m x 165 m (2.7 [1] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
  • I Britannica milliaria Equitata [1][2]
  • II Britannica milliaria [1]
— Alae —
I Flavia [1]
Location
Coordinates 47°11′10″N 23°50′15″E / 47.1862°N 23.8374°E / 47.1862; 23.8374
Altitude 230 m (755 ft)
Place name Cetățele [3]
Town Cășeiu
County Cluj
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CJ-I-s-B-06996.01 [3]
RO-RAN 56675.02 [3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
  • Dan Isac [3]
  • Emil Panaitescu [3]
  • Sorin Cociș [3]

Samum was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Casei
  2. ↑ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Situl arheologic de la Căşeiu (Samum) - "Cetăţele"". Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional (RAN). CIMEC. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

Coordinates: 47°11′11″N 23°50′15″E / 47.18639°N 23.83750°E / 47.18639; 23.83750


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