Centum Putei (castra)
Appearance
Centum Putei | |
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Known also as |
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Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
vexill. IV Flavia Felix | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°16′25″N 21°35′59″E / 45.273528°N 21.599833°E |
Altitude | 199 m (653 ft) |
Place name | Rovină |
Town | Surducu Mare |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CS-I-s-B-10877 |
RO-RAN | 52892.01 |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Archaeologists |
Castra Centum Putei was a Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia, translated as "a hundred wells/mines/pits".
It is located about 1.5 km NE of the village of Forotic in the place called Rovina. The fort is cut into two equal parts by the Surduc - Doclin road.
The fort was built by the soldiers of the Legio IV Flavia Felix near the pre-existing mining town.
The vicus (civil settlement) included the families of the miners who extracted copper.[3]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Notes
[edit]- ^ Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)
- ^ Centum Putea Archived November 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Touristic route no. 4: The Romans’ Roads (I) https://banatul-montan.ro/en/the-romans-roads-i/
45°16′24″N 21°35′57″E / 45.27333°N 21.59917°E