Castra of Bucium

Castra of Bucium
Location within Romania
Known also as Castra of Orăștioara de Jos
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
Structure
— Stone [3] structure —
Size and area 160 m x 160 m (2,56 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates 45°44′48″N 23°10′17″E / 45.7466°N 23.1713°E
Place name Piatra Grădiștii
Town Bucium
County Hunedoara
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI HD-I-s-A-03168 [2] / HD-I-s-B-03203 [3]
RO-RAN 90360.03 [1] / 88314.01 [3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
  • Ioan I. Russu [4]

The castra of Bucium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Bucium (commune Orăștioara de Sus, Romania).[1][2]

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Castrul de la Bucium - "Piatra Grădiștii"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "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 1320. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Castrul de la Orăştioara de Jos - "Piatra Grădiştii"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.

Coordinates: 45°44′N 23°10′E / 45.733°N 23.167°E