Castra of Boroșneu Mare

Castra of Boroșneu Mare

Panoramic view
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign of Trajan
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
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 130 m x 198 m (2.56 ha)
Shape Rounded rectangular
Wall thickness 1.50 m [3]
Construction technique Opus incertum [3]
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
— Alae —
  • I Asturum [3]
  • I Claudia Gallorum Capitoniana [1][3]
  • I Flavia [3]
  • I Palmyrenorum [1]
Location
Coordinates 45°50′38″N 26°01′01″E / 45.843860°N 26.016985°E / 45.843860; 26.016985Coordinates: 45°50′38″N 26°01′01″E / 45.843860°N 26.016985°E / 45.843860; 26.016985
Altitude 540 m (1,772 ft)
Place name Dealul cetății
Town Boroșneu Mare
County Covasna
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CV-I-s-A-13047.02[2]
RO-RAN 63946.01[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
Exhibitions National Museum of Eastern Carpathians

Castra of Boroșneu Mare was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Boroșneu Mare (Hungarian: Nagyborosnyó) in Romania.[1][2]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Castrul roman de la Boroşneu Mare". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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 1012. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Borosneul Mare
  4. ↑ Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bordi, Zsigmond Lóránd; Popa, Alexandru (December 1, 2014). "Castrul roman de la Boroşneu Mare: O sută de ani de la prima cercetare arheologică sistematică". Acta Siculica 2012–2013. p. 48. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
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