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Castra of Olteni
Fort in the Roman province of Dacia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was built in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus.[citation needed] The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][2] It ruins are located in Olteni (Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc (Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania.[1][2]
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Castra of Olteni | |
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Founded during the reign of | Hadrian or Antoninus Pius[citation needed] |
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 | (Reci) |
Structure | |
— Store structure — | |
Size and area | 142 m × 92.5 m (1.3 [3][1] ha) |
Shape | Rounded rectangle |
Wall thickness | 1 ÷ 1.2 m |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45.97094°N 25.84962°E / 45.97094; 25.84962 |
Place name | Mikó Castle |
Town | Olteni |
County | Covasna |
Country | ![]() |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13073[2] |
RO-RAN | 63919.02[1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | ![]() |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1962 1978 1990 |
Archaeologists | Zoltan Székely |
Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
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