Although not unanimously accepted, the existence of the castra of Cristești in the Roman province of Dacia is substantiated by bricks and tiles bearing the name of a Roman military unit, the Ala I Gallorum et Bosporanorum.[1] The lack of any other traces of the Roman fort may easily be due to its destruction by the Mureș River.[1] At Cristeşti, a Roman settlement from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD was unearthed which was an important center of potters.[1]

Castra of Cristești
Castra of Cristești is located in Romania
Castra of Cristești
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Location
Coordinates46°30′37″N 24°29′20″E / 46.51028°N 24.48889°E / 46.51028; 24.48889
TownCristești
CountyMureș
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIMS-I-m-B-15368.02[2]
RO-RAN114364.02[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Limes Alutanus + Transalutanus

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "114364.02". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-20. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ "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 1741. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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