Castra of Brâncovenești
Castra of Brâncovenești is located in Romania
Castra of Brâncovenești
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Porolissensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesPorolissensis
Structure
— Stone [2] structure —
Size and area177 m × 144 m (2.55 [2] ha)
— Wood and earth [2] structure —
Stationed military units
Alae
I Numeri Illyricorum[3]
Location
Coordinates46°51′43″N 24°46′07″E / 46.86184°N 24.76859°E / 46.86184; 24.76859
Place nameCastel
TownBrâncovenești
CountyMureș
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIMS-I-s-B-15351[4]
RO-RAN115904.01[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
  • Ioan I. Russu[5]
  • Dumitru Protase[6]

The castra of Brâncovenești was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][4] Its ruins are located in Brâncovenești, Romania.[1][4]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "115904.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-09-27. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Strategii defensive și politici transfrontaliere la Dunărea de Jos - Brâncovenești". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  3. Panczel, Szilamer Peter (2012). "A new Roman altar from Gurghiu, Mureș County". Marisia. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. 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 1738. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 "RUSSU, ION I. (1911-1985) - Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)". ww.history-cluj.ro. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  6. Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)

46°51′43″N 24°46′07″E / 46.86194°N 24.76861°E / 46.86194; 24.76861


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.