Castra of Bulci

Castra of Bulci
Location within Romania
Known also as Castra of Bata
Founded 2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned 4th century AD[1][2]
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Nearby water Marisus
Directly connected to (Lipova)
Structure
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. XIII Gemina
Location
Coordinates 46°00′42″N 22°07′14″E / 46.011608°N 22.120492°E / 46.011608; 22.120492Coordinates: 46°00′42″N 22°07′14″E / 46.011608°N 22.120492°E / 46.011608; 22.120492
Altitude 145 m (476 ft)
Place name La cetate
Town Bulci
County Arad
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI AR-I-m-A-00428.03[2]
RO-RAN 9912.01[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1868
  • 1976 - 1980
Archaeologists
  • Flóris Rómer
  • István Ferencz
  • Mircea Barbu
Exhibitions Muzeul de Arheologie și Istorie, Arad

The castra of Bulci was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 4th centuries AD.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Bulci (commune Bata, Romania).[1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "9912.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 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 141. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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