Angustia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD[5][4] today near the town of Breţcu, Romania.
| Angustia | |
|---|---|
 Panoramic view | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Angustiae |
| Known also as | Castra of Brețcu |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Store structure — | |
| Size and area | 141 m × 179 m (2.5 ha) |
| Towers | 12 |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan ? |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°03′04″N 26°18′46″E / 46.050994°N 26.312836°E |
| Altitude | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Place name | Cetatea Lupului [4] |
| Town | Brețcu |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13052 [5] |
| RO-RAN | 64103.03 [4] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1877, 1925 - 1926, 1950, 2010 |
| Archaeologists | |
| Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
It was the key centre for defence of the eastern half of Roman Dacia as it controlled the vulnerable Oituz Pass.
It was remote and at least 200km from the so-called Imperial Road, the backbone of the Roman communication system connecting Drobeta (on the Danube) to Porolissum. The main routes for supplying this strategic fort from the eastern frontier eventually collapsed one by one and the remaining route along the Alutus was 472 km.[6]
Its garrison was Cohors I Bracaraugustanorum.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Strategii defensive și politici transfrontaliere la Dunărea de Jos - Brețcu Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986
- ^ Tactica, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, de Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "64103.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-11-29. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ a b "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 1012. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Radu, Zagreanu; Corneliu, Gaiu (2015-01-01). "Marcu et alii - Recent Developments in Understanding the limes Porolissensis". Limes XXIII.
Bibliography
edit- Nicolae Gudea: Castrul roman de la Breţcu. In: Acta Musei Porolissensis 4, 1980, 255-334.
- Dumitru Protase: Angvstia (Breţcu). In: Angustia 1, 1996, 85-88.
- Nicolae Gudea: Der Dakische Limes. Materialien zu seiner Geschichte. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. 44, 2, 1997, 62–63 PDF.
External links
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