Castra of Drumul Carului

Fort in the Roman province of Dacia
45°27′44″N 25°17′26″E / 45.46222°N 25.29056°E / 45.46222; 25.29056Place nameLa cetateTownDrumul CaruluiCountyBrașovCountry RomaniaReferenceRO-LMIBV-I-s-A-11276[2]RO-RAN41505.01[1]Site notesRecognition National Historical MonumentConditionRuined

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

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]

See also

  • List of castra

Notes

  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/
  • Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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Limes Dacicus
Alutanus
Transalutanus
Porolissensis
Eastern frontier