Castra of Buciumi

Castra of Buciumi

Principia
Location within Romania
Founded 2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned 3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Porolissensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Limes Porolissensis
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 134 m x 167 m (2.2 [2] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area 125 m x 160 m (2.0 [2] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
  • I Augusta Ituraeorum [2]
  • II Augusta Brittonum [2]
Location
Coordinates 47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.048292°N 23.044678°E / 47.048292; 23.044678
Altitude 373 m
Place name Grădiște
Town Buciumi
County Sălaj
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI SJ-I-s-A-04862[3]
RO-RAN 140388.03[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Exhibitions County Museum of History and Art, Zalău

The castra of Buciumi was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][3] Remains of the surrounding vicus were also unearthed.[3] The castra's ruins are located in Buciumi (Romania).[1][3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "140388.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Buciumi
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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 2082. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

Coordinates: 47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.04833°N 23.04472°E / 47.04833; 23.04472


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