Castra of Olteni

Castra of Olteni
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign of Hadrian or Antoninus Pius
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
Directly connected to (Reci)
Structure
— Store structure —
Size and area 142 m x 92.5 m (1.3 [3][1] ha)
Shape Rounded rectangle
Wall thickness 1 ÷ 1.2 m
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
Location
Coordinates 45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97094°N 25.84962°E
Place name Mikó Castle
Town Olteni
County Covasna
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CV-I-s-A-13073[2]
RO-RAN 63919.02[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates 1962
1978
1990
Archaeologists Zoltan Székely
Exhibitions National Museum of Eastern Carpathians

The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was built in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus. The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][2] It ruins are located in Olteni (Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc (Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania.[1][2]

Inscription C IIII BE on stamped brick found at Olteni

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Situl arheologic de la Olteni - Castru roman". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "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 1017. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Olteni". STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). http://www.net4u.ro. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Bordi, Zsigmond Lóránd; Zăgreanu, Radu Iustinian (2010). "Auxilia de la Olteni - Controverse şi interpretări ("The Auxilia of Olteni – Controversies and interpretations")" (PDF). Acta Siculica (in Romanian) (Sepsiszentgyörgy / Sfântu Gheorghe: Székely Nemzeti Múzemum / Muzeul Naţional Secuiesc): 195–208. ISSN 1843-8385. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia") (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.

Coordinates: 45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97083°N 25.84972°E