Castra of Brâncovenești

Castra of Brâncovenești
Location within Romania
Founded 2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned 3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Porolissensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Limes Porolissensis
Structure
— Stone [2] structure —
Size and area 177 m x 144 m (2.55 [2] ha)
— Wood and earth [2] structure —
Stationed military units
— Alae —
I Numeri Illyricorum [3]
Location
Coordinates 46°51′43″N 24°46′07″E / 46.86184°N 24.76859°E
Place name Castel
Town Brâncovenești
County Mureș
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI MS-I-s-B-15351[4]
RO-RAN 115904.01[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
  • Ioan I. Russu [5]
  • Dumitru Protase [6]

The castra of Brâncovenești was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][4] Its ruins are located in Brâncovenești, Romania.[1][4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "115904.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Strategii defensive și politici transfrontaliere la Dunărea de Jos - Brâncovenești
  3. ↑ Panczel, Szilamer Peter (2012). "A new Roman altar from Gurghiu, Mureș County". Marisia. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "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 1738. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "RUSSU, ION I. (1911-1985) - Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)". ww.history-cluj.ro. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)

Coordinates: 46°51′43″N 24°46′07″E / 46.86194°N 24.76861°E