Castra of Chitid
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| Castra of Chitid | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | c. 101-102[1] |
| Abandoned | 106?[1] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth[1] structure — | |
| Size and area | 350 m × 90 m (3.15[1] ha) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°41′28″N 23°03′45″E / 45.69111°N 23.06250°E |
| Place name | Dumbrava Hill[1] |
| Town | Chitid |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-RAN | not listed[2] |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Chitid was a short-lived fort erected by the Romans in Dacia before its annexation to the Roman Empire.[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Oltean, Dan; Brilinsky, Vladimir (2006). "Teoria încercuirii şi asedierii Munţilor Orăştiei (Partea întâi): Castrul de la Chitid ("The theory of the encirclement and siege of the Orăştiei Mountains, Part one: Castra of Chitid")" (PDF). Dacia Magazin (in Romanian) (38). Orăștioara de Sus, Romania: Dacia Revival International Society: 26–32. ISSN 1583-5316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Chitid". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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