Castra of Pinoasa
| Castra of Pinoasa | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | unknown |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth [1] structure — | |
| Size and area | 170 m × 150 m (2.5 [1] ha) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°55′52″N 23°07′43″E / 44.9310°N 23.1287°E |
| Town | Pinoasa |
| County | Gorj |
| Country |  Romania |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Disappeared |
| Excavation dates | 1976 [2] |
| Archaeologists |
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The castra of Pinoasa was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1] Matei Dan dates the castra to the period of the Dacian Wars.[1] Its ruins were destroyed by excavations at the Rovinari Coal Mine.[1]
See also
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia" [Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia]. Buletinul cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: arheologie-istorie-muzeologie (in Romanian). 12. Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie: 69. ISSN 1454-8097.
- ^ a b c Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior [Roman Forts in Lower Dacia")] (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.
44°55′N 23°07′E / 44.917°N 23.117°E