Castra of Olteni | |
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Founded during the reign of | Hadrian or Antoninus Pius[ citation needed] |
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 | (Reci) |
Structure | |
— Store structure — | |
Size and area | 142 m × 92.5 m (1.3 [3] [1] ha) |
Shape | Rounded rectangle |
Wall thickness | 1 ÷ 1.2 m |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97094°N 25.84962°E |
Place name | Mikó Castle |
Town | Olteni |
County | Covasna |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13073 [2] |
RO-RAN | 63919.02 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1962 1978 1990 |
Archaeologists | Zoltan Székely |
Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. [1] [2] It was built in the 2nd century AD. [1] [2] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus.[ citation needed] The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century. [1] [2] It ruins are located in Olteni ( Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc ( Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania. [1] [2]
Castra of Olteni | |
---|---|
Founded during the reign of | Hadrian or Antoninus Pius[ citation needed] |
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 | (Reci) |
Structure | |
— Store structure — | |
Size and area | 142 m × 92.5 m (1.3 [3] [1] ha) |
Shape | Rounded rectangle |
Wall thickness | 1 ÷ 1.2 m |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97094°N 25.84962°E |
Place name | Mikó Castle |
Town | Olteni |
County | Covasna |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13073 [2] |
RO-RAN | 63919.02 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1962 1978 1990 |
Archaeologists | Zoltan Székely |
Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. [1] [2] It was built in the 2nd century AD. [1] [2] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus.[ citation needed] The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century. [1] [2] It ruins are located in Olteni ( Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc ( Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania. [1] [2]