Angustia (castra)
| Angustia | |
|---|---|
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Panoramic view | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Angustiae |
| Known also as | Castra of Brețcu |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| 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 — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°03′04″N 26°18′46″E / 46.050994°N 26.312836°ECoordinates: 46°03′04″N 26°18′46″E / 46.050994°N 26.312836°E |
| Altitude | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Place name | Cetatea Lupului [4] |
| Town | Brețcu |
| County | Covasna |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13052 [5] |
| RO-RAN | 64103.03 [4] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates |
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| Archaeologists |
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| Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
 Media related to Angustia at Wikimedia Commons | |
Angustia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[5][4]
The plan of castra, after Nicolae Gudea.
Bibliography
- Nicolae Gudea: Castrul roman de la Breţcu. In: Acta Musei Porolissensis 4, 1980, 255-334.
- Dumitru Protase: Angvstia (Breţcu). In: Angustia 1, 1996, 85-88.
- Nicolae Gudea: Der Dakische Limes. Materialien zu seiner Geschichte. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. 44, 2, 1997, 62–63 PDF.
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Strategii defensive și politici transfrontaliere la Dunărea de Jos - Brețcu
- ↑ Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986
- ↑ Tactica, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, de Petru Ureche
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "64103.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 1012. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 2012-12-30.