Castra of Cristești | |
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Founded | 2nd century AD [1] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD [1] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46°30′37″N 24°29′20″E / 46.51028°N 24.48889°E |
Town | Cristești |
County | Mureș |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | MS-I-m-B-15368.02 [2] |
RO-RAN | 114364.02 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Although not unanimously accepted, the existence of the castra of Cristești in the Roman province of Dacia is substantiated by bricks and tiles bearing the name of a Roman military unit, the Ala I Gallorum et Bosporanorum. [1] The lack of any other traces of the Roman fort may easily be due to its destruction by the Mureș River. [1] At Cristeşti, a Roman settlement from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD was unearthed which was an important center of potters. [1]
Castra of Cristești | |
---|---|
Founded | 2nd century AD [1] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD [1] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46°30′37″N 24°29′20″E / 46.51028°N 24.48889°E |
Town | Cristești |
County | Mureș |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | MS-I-m-B-15368.02 [2] |
RO-RAN | 114364.02 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Although not unanimously accepted, the existence of the castra of Cristești in the Roman province of Dacia is substantiated by bricks and tiles bearing the name of a Roman military unit, the Ala I Gallorum et Bosporanorum. [1] The lack of any other traces of the Roman fort may easily be due to its destruction by the Mureș River. [1] At Cristeşti, a Roman settlement from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD was unearthed which was an important center of potters. [1]