Augustia (castra)

Augustia
Castra Angustia 00.jpg
Panoramic view
Location within Romania
Known also as Castra of Brețcu
Founded 2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
Roman province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Store structure —
Size and area 141 m x 179 m (2.5 ha)
Shape Rectangular
Towers 12
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign of Trajan ?
Size and area 135 m x 172 m (2.3 ha)
Shape Rectangular
Stationed military units
Cohorts
  • I Bracaraugustanorum [1]
  • I Hispanorum veterana equitata [1][2]
Location
Coordinates
Town Brețcu
County Covasna
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CV-I-s-A-13052
RO-RAN 64103.03
Site notes
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
  • Emil Panaitescu
  • Mihail Macrea
Exhibitions Muzeul Național al Carpaților Răsăriteni

Augustia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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