Castra of Fâlfani
Appearance
Castra of Fâlfani | |
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Founded | 2nd century AD[1] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
Limes | Transalutanus |
Structure | |
— Wood and earth[2] structure — | |
Size and area | 63 m × 93 m (0.6[2] ha) |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44°36′N 24°45′E / 44.600°N 24.750°E |
Town | Fâlfani |
County | Argeș |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-RAN | 18974.01[1] |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Fâlfani was a fort built in the 2nd century AD in the Roman province of Dacia.[1] It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Transalutanus.
It was abandoned in the 3rd century.[1] Its ruins are located on a hill in Fâlfani (commune Stolnici, Romania).[1]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "18974.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b 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). 12. Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie. ISSN 1454-8097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.[page needed]
External links
[edit]- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today