Castra Traiana

Castra Traiana
Castra Traiana is located in Romania
Castra Traiana
Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Dăești
Founded2nd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
LimesAlutanus
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
Cohorts I Hispanorum veterana
Location
Coordinates45°12′33″N 24°22′38″E / 45.2091°N 24.3771°E / 45.2091; 24.3771
TownDăești
CountyVâlcea
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIVL-I-s-A-09575
RO-RAN169397.02
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Discovery year1931
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1931

Castra Traiana[1] (also known as Sambotin) was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia on the Limes Alutanus near the present town of Dăești, Romania.[2]

The first fort was an earthen enclosure with 2 defensive ditches built probably between 102-105 during Trajan's Dacian Wars. It was rebuilt in stone in the first half of the 2nd century as revealed by archaeological excavations between 1981 and 1994. The cohors Hispanorum is recorded on brick stanps.

Limes Alutanus (left)

See also

References

  1. ^ Raport asupra cercetărilor arheologice din anul 1994 de la Castra Traiana - Sânbotin Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ The Journal of Roman Studies. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. 1959.


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