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Castra of Călugăreni
Fort in the Roman province of Dacia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Castra of Călugăreni[7] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia located on the north-western periphery of the modern village of Călugăreni, Romania.[5] The fort was built in the 2nd century AD and abandoned in the 3rd century.[6] Archaeological research also proved the existence of a nearby canabae.
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Castra of Călugăreni | |
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Alternative name(s) | Castra of Eremitu |
Founded | 2nd century AD |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis? |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Stone[1] structure — | |
Size and area | 162 m × 139 m (2.2 ha) |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
vexill. XIII Gemina[2] | |
— Cohorts — | |
I Alpinorum equitata[1][3] or I Augusta Ituraeorum,[4] I Ubiorum[3] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46.626722°N 24.876347°E / 46.626722; 24.876347 |
Place name | Ținutul cetății (Hungarian: Vártartomány)[5] / Cetatea veche (Hungarian: Óvár)[5] |
Town | Călugăreni |
County | Mureș |
Country | ![]() |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | MS-I-m-B-15354.01[5] |
RO-RAN | 116616.01[6] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | ![]() |
Discovery year | 1960[1] |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1960, 2004[1] |
Archaeologists |
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