The castra of Crâmpoia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was made of earth in the 2nd century AD.[2] The Romans abandoned the fort in the 3rd century.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Crâmpoia, Romania.[2]
| Castra of Crâmpoia | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Castra of Ghioca[1] |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Transalutanus |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth[3] structure — | |
| Size and area | 75 m × 102 m (0.7[3] ha) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°18′37″N 24°43′38″E / 44.31028°N 24.72722°E |
| Place name | Ghioca |
| Town | Crâmpoia |
| County | Olt |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | OT-I-s-B-08510[1] |
| RO-RAN | 126415.01[2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010" [2010 List of Historic Monuments] (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României ("Romania's Official Journal"). Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. p. 1861. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "126415.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ a b Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia ("Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia")" (PDF). 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: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
edit- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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