Castra of Ighiu
| Castra of Ighiu | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Măgulici [1] |
| Founded | unknown[2][3] |
| Abandoned | unknown[2][3] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth [4] structure — | |
| Size and area | 41 m x 50 m (0.2 [1] ha) |
| Location | |
| Place name | Măgulici |
| Town | Ighiu |
| County | Alba |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | AB-I-s-B-00048 [3] |
| RO-RAN | 4936.01 [2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1956 [1] |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Archaeologists | Mihail Macrea |
The Castra of Ighiu was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia.[2][3] Its dating is uncertain.[2][3] The traces of the one time earthwork can be identified on the Măguligici Hill in Ighiu (Romania).[2][3]
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Măguligici Hill
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Castrul roman de la Măgulici, de Dan Anghel
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "4936.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-03-19. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "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 11. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia ("Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia")" (PDF). Buletinul cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: arheologie-istorie-muzeologie (in Romanian) (Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie) 12: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
Coordinates: 46°07′45″N 23°29′43″E / 46.12917°N 23.49528°E