Castra of Olteni

Castra of Olteni
Castra of Olteni is located in Romania
Castra of Olteni
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign ofHadrian or Antoninus Pius[citation needed]
Founded2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1][2]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Directly connected to(Reci)
Structure
— Store structure —
Size and area142 m × 92.5 m (1.3 [3][1] ha)
ShapeRounded rectangle
Wall thickness1 ÷ 1.2 m
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
Location
Coordinates45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97094°N 25.84962°E / 45.97094; 25.84962
Place nameMikó Castle
TownOlteni
CountyCovasna
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICV-I-s-A-13073[2]
RO-RAN63919.02[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1962
1978
1990
ArchaeologistsZoltan Székely
ExhibitionsNational 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.[citation needed] 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]

Limes Alutanus + Transalutanus
The plan of castra.
Inscription C IIII BE on stamped brick found at Olteni

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Situl arheologic de la Olteni - Castru roman". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Olteni". STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. 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.

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

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