The castra of Cioroiu Nou was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. It was erected in the 2nd century AD.[2] Consisting of two ramparts forming a letter "V", the defensive system of the Roman settlement at Cioroiu Nou was complex. The Romans abandoned the fort in the 2nd or in the 3rd century. Its ruins are located in Cioroiu Nou, commune Cioroiași, Romania.[1]
| Castra of Cioroiu Nou | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 2nd or 3rd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°03′27″N 23°26′21″E / 44.0575°N 23.439167°E |
| Town | Cioroiu Nou |
| County | Dolj |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | DJ-l-m-A-07886.02[2] |
| RO-RAN | 71849.02[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Archaeologists | Dorel Bondoc[3] |
See also
editExternal links
edit- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d "71849.02". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-16. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "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 1163. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ a b Bondoc, Dorel. "Cioroiu Nou, com. Cioroiaşi, jud. Dolj ("Cioroiu Nou, commune Cioroiaşi, Dolj County")". Cronica Cercetărilor Arheologice din România:Rapoarte ("Chronicle of Archaeological Researches in Romania:Reports"). www.cimec.ro. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
44°03′27″N 23°26′21″E / 44.05750°N 23.43917°E
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