Castra of Drumul Carului

The castra of Drumul Carului was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia[1][2] near Moieciu, Romania.

Castra of Drumul Carului
Castra of Drumul Carului is located in Romania
Castra of Drumul Carului
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1][2]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Directly connected toCumidava
Structure
— Wood and earth structure —
Location
Coordinates45°27′44″N 25°17′26″E / 45.46222°N 25.29056°E / 45.46222; 25.29056
Place nameLa cetate
TownDrumul Carului
CountyBrașov
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIBV-I-s-A-11276[2]
RO-RAN41505.01[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined

It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Transalutanus and was in a strategic position south of the Bran Pass.

The small fort (castellum), approx. 40×40 m, was defended by earth works with two ditches.[3] It might have been erected following the First Dacian War before the official integration of Dacia to the Roman Empire. Destroyed by fire, the fort was abandoned around 250.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e "41505.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "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 581. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ Limes: Roman frontier of Dacia Inferior. A review and an update. MNR. 11 / 2022 https://limesromania.ro/en/articole/covers/
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