Castra of Poiana
| Castra of Poiana | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Castra of Ciuperceni |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Limes | Transalutanus |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth[3]structure — | |
| Size and area | 350 m × 390 m (13.6[3]ha) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°43′56″N24°59′03″E/ 43.7323°N 24.9841°E |
| Place name | La culă |
| Town | Poiana |
| County | Teleorman |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | TR-I-m-B-14218.02[2] |
| RO-RAN | 151727.01[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
Thecastra of Poianawas afortin theRoman provinceofDacia[1]near the present town of Poiana (previously Flamanda). It was built in the 2nd century AD and abandoned in the next century.[1]It was a part of theLimes Transalutanusfrontier system and situated at the southern end next to the Danube (and a presumed crossing point).
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- ^abcde"151727.01".National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN).ran.cimec.ro. 2009-02-16. Archived fromthe originalon 24 March 2017.Retrieved5 January2013.
- ^abc"Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 (" 2010 List of Historic Monuments ")"(PDF).Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ( "Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670" ), page 2274.Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 10 June 2012.Retrieved5 January2013.
- ^abDan, Matei (2006)."Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia (" Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia ")"(PDF).Buletinul cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: Arheologie-istorie-muzeologie(in Romanian).12.Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie: 55–70.ISSN1454-8097.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 6 March 2012.Retrieved6 January2013.
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