Castra of Feldioara | |
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Known also as | Castra of Ucea (de Jos) |
Founded | 101 or 102 AD [1] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD[2][3] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Limes | Alutanus |
Nearby water | Alutus |
Directly connected to | |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 116 m × 135 m (1.5 [4] ha) |
Construction technique | Opus incertum[1] |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
II Flavia Numidarum[5] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°47′54″N 24°41′25″E / 45.79841°N 24.69016°E |
Altitude | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Town | Feldioara |
County | Brașov |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | BV-I-s-A-11277.02 [3] |
RO-RAN | 42138.01 [2] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1973 - 1979 [1] |
Archaeologists |
The castra of Feldioara[6] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia[2][3] and part of the Limes Alutanus defensive system. It is 300 m south of Feldioara on the right bank of the Olt.
Its dimensions were 116 × 135 m with a defensive ditch 11 m wide, 1.25 m deep. Cohort II Flavia Numidarum Antoniniana is recorded on brick stamps. A vicus (civilian settlement) was NE of the fort.