Castra of Bucium

Not to be confused with Castra of Buciumi.
Castra of Bucium
Castra of Bucium is located in Romania
Castra of Bucium
Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Orăștioara de Jos
Founded2nd century AD [1][2]
Abandoned3rd century AD [1][2]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Stone [3] structure —
Size and area160 m × 160 m (2,56 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates45°44′48″N 23°10′17″E / 45.7466°N 23.1713°E / 45.7466; 23.1713
Place namePiatra Grădiștii
TownBucium
CountyHunedoara
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIHD-I-s-A-03168 [2] / HD-I-s-B-03203 [3]
RO-RAN90360.03 [1] / 88314.01 [3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists

The castra of Bucium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Bucium (commune Orăștioara de Sus, Romania).[1][2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Castrul de la Bucium - "Piatra Grădiștii"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "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 1320. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Castrul de la Orăştioara de Jos - "Piatra Grădiştii"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-05-15. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  4. ^ a b "RUSSU, ION I. (1911-1985) - Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)". ww.history-cluj.ro. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

45°44′N 23°10′E / 45.733°N 23.167°E / 45.733; 23.167


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