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Fort in the Roman province of Dacia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castra of Boroșneu Mare was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Boroșneu Mare (Hungarian: Nagyborosnyó) in Romania.[1][2]
Castra of Boroșneu Mare | |
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Founded during the reign of | Trajan[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 | |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 130 m × 198 m (2.56 ha) |
Shape | Rounded rectangular |
Wall thickness | 1.50 m [3] |
Construction technique | Opus incertum[3] |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
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— Alae — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45.843860°N 26.016985°E |
Altitude | 540 m (1,772 ft) |
Place name | Dealul cetății |
Town | Boroșneu Mare |
County | Covasna County |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13047.02[2] |
RO-RAN | 63946.01[1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | |
Archaeologists |
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Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
Its garrison was Cohors I Bracaraugustanorum.
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