Castra of Feldioara
The castra of Feldioara was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia and part of the Limes Alutanus defensive system. It is 300 m south of Feldioara on the right bank of the Olt.
| Castra of Feldioara | |
|---|---|
Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Ucea (de Jos) |
| Founded | 101 or 102 AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| 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 ha) |
| Construction technique | Opus incertum |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| II Flavia Numidarum | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
| RO-RAN | 42138.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1973 - 1979 |
| Archaeologists |
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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.
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