| Optatiana | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Sutoru |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD [1] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Porolissensis |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Hadrian |
| Size and area | 165 m × 200 m |
| — Timber structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Maurorum Optatianensium | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°59′12″N 23°14′25″E / 46.9866°N 23.2404°E |
| Place name | Gura căpușului |
| Town | Sutoru |
| County | Sălaj |
| Country | 
Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SJ-I-s-A-04964 [2] |
| RO-RAN | 143183.01 [2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
Optatiana was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located on the left bank of Almaș river, in the village of Sutoru. [2]
It was located on the former road between Napoca and Largiana/ Porolissum and like the other forts of Limes Porolissensis it was constructed in two phases: an initial wood and earth structure, and a second one from stone. [3] During the second phase it reached a size of 165x 200m. It is possible that numerus Mauretorum was stationed at the location. [3]
- ^ Cociș, Sorin; Lăzărescu, Vlad-Andrei; Socaciu, Sergiu-Traian (2022). "Cercetările arheologice din castrul și vicus-ul de la Sutor (2001-2021)". Cercetări Arheologice (in Romanian). 29.1 (1): 83–130. doi: 10.46535/ca.29.1.05.
- ^ a b c "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b Boragno, Lorenzo (6 January 2022). "The iron of the Empire: the production of iron made military equipment in the province of Dacia (AD 106 - AD 270)" (PDF). HAL. p. 297. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
46°59′22″N 23°14′34″E / 46.98944°N 23.24278°E
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| Optatiana | |
|---|---|
Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Sutoru |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD [1] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Porolissensis |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Hadrian |
| Size and area | 165 m × 200 m |
| — Timber structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Maurorum Optatianensium | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°59′12″N 23°14′25″E / 46.9866°N 23.2404°E |
| Place name | Gura căpușului |
| Town | Sutoru |
| County | Sălaj |
| Country |
Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SJ-I-s-A-04964 [2] |
| RO-RAN | 143183.01 [2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
Optatiana was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located on the left bank of Almaș river, in the village of Sutoru. [2]
It was located on the former road between Napoca and Largiana/ Porolissum and like the other forts of Limes Porolissensis it was constructed in two phases: an initial wood and earth structure, and a second one from stone. [3] During the second phase it reached a size of 165x 200m. It is possible that numerus Mauretorum was stationed at the location. [3]
- ^ Cociș, Sorin; Lăzărescu, Vlad-Andrei; Socaciu, Sergiu-Traian (2022). "Cercetările arheologice din castrul și vicus-ul de la Sutor (2001-2021)". Cercetări Arheologice (in Romanian). 29.1 (1): 83–130. doi: 10.46535/ca.29.1.05.
- ^ a b c "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b Boragno, Lorenzo (6 January 2022). "The iron of the Empire: the production of iron made military equipment in the province of Dacia (AD 106 - AD 270)" (PDF). HAL. p. 297. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
46°59′22″N 23°14′34″E / 46.98944°N 23.24278°E
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