Castra of Drumul Carului
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The castra of Drumul Carului was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia[1][2] near Moieciu, Romania.
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Castra of Drumul Carului | |
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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 | Cumidava |
Structure | |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°27′44″N 25°17′26″E |
Place name | La cetate |
Town | Drumul Carului |
County | Brașov |
Country | ![]() |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | BV-I-s-A-11276[2] |
RO-RAN | 41505.01[1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | ![]() |
Condition | Ruined |
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It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Transalutanus and was in a strategic position south of the Bran Pass.
The small fort (castellum), approx. 40×40 m, was defended by earth works with two ditches.[3] It might have been erected following the First Dacian War before the official integration of Dacia to the Roman Empire. Destroyed by fire, the fort was abandoned around 250.[1]