Castra of Titești

Castra of Titești
Castra of Titești is located in Romania
Castra of Titești
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesAlutanus
Directly connected toArutela
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area56 m × 48 m (0.26 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates45°25′09″N 24°23′27″E / 45.4192°N 24.3908°E / 45.4192; 24.3908
Place nameCazanului Hill
TownTitești
CountyVâlcea
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIVL-I-s-A-09587
RO-RAN172260.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1893 [2]
ArchaeologistsPamfil Polonic[2]

Castra of Titești was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia near the Limes Alutanus on the west bank of the Olt River.

Limes Alutanus (left)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ TRUPE FARA CASTRE, CASTRE FARA TRUPE ÎN DACIA, Dan Matei[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

45°25′N 24°23′E / 45.417°N 24.383°E / 45.417; 24.383


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