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Castra of Răcarii de Jos
Roman fort in Romania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castra of Răcarii de Jos is an ancient Roman fort near the town of Răcari (formerly Răcarii de Jos), near Brădești, Dolj county, Romania.[4] The fort is on the left terrace of the River Jiu and about 70 m SW of the railway station. It probably guarded a military port on the Jiu River.[5]
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Castra of Răcarii de Jos | |
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Known also as | Castra of Răcari |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 168 m × 140 m (2.34 ha) |
Stationed military units | |
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Numerus Mauretanorum S(aldensium?) [1] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44.514101°N 23.571889°E / 44.514101; 23.571889 |
Altitude | 105 m (344 ft) |
Town | Răcari |
County | Dolj |
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Reference | |
RO-LMI | DJ-I-s-B-07912 [2] |
RO-RAN | 71108.02 [2] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | ![]() |
Excavation dates | 1897 [3] |
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The fort walls measure 170 x 145 m.[6] Its position far behind the Dacian Limes suggests it was used for policing the centre of present Oltenia.
An adjacent civil settlement (vicus) had a area of up to 40 ha (many times larger than the fort) and lies partly beneath the train station.[7]
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