| Castra of Poiana | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Castra of Ciuperceni |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Limes | Transalutanus |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth[3] structure — | |
| Size and area | 350 m × 390 m (13.6[3] ha) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°45′N 24°55′E / 43.750°N 24.917°E |
| Place name | La culă |
| Town | Poiana |
| County | Teleorman |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | TR-I-m-B-14218.02[2] |
| RO-RAN | 151727.01[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Poiana was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD and abandoned in the next century.[1][2]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 "151727.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-02-16. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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 2274. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- 1 2 Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia ("Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia")" (PDF). Buletinul cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: arheologie-istorie-muzeologie (in Romanian). Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie. 12: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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