Castra of Chitid

Castra of Chitid
Castra of Chitid is located in Romania
Castra of Chitid
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign ofTrajan
Foundedc. 101-102[1]
Abandoned106?[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth[1] structure —
Size and area350 m × 90 m (3.15[1] ha)
Location
Coordinates45°41′28″N 23°03′45″E / 45.69111°N 23.06250°E / 45.69111; 23.06250
Place nameDumbrava Hill[1]
TownChitid
CountyHunedoara
Country Romania
Reference
RO-RANnot listed[2]
Site notes
ConditionRuined

The castra of Chitid was a short-lived fort erected by the Romans in Dacia before its annexation to the Roman Empire.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Oltean, Dan; Brilinsky, Vladimir (2006). "Teoria încercuirii şi asedierii Munţilor Orăştiei (Partea întâi): Castrul de la Chitid ("The theory of the encirclement and siege of the Orăştiei Mountains, Part one: Castra of Chitid")" (PDF). Dacia Magazin (in Romanian) (38). Orăștioara de Sus, Romania: Dacia Revival International Society: 26–32. ISSN 1583-5316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. ^ "Chitid". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
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