Auraria Daciae Explained
| Auraria Daciae |
| Alt Names: | Auraria Maior, Alburnus Minor, Abruttus [1] |
| Known As: | Castellum of Abrud |
| Founded: | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned: | 3rd century AD |
| Weak Struct Material: | Wood and earth [2] |
| Weak Struct Dim1: | 40 |
| Weak Struct Dim2: | 50 |
| Weak Struct Area: | 0.2 |
| Province: | Dacia |
| Admin Unit 1: | Dacia Superior |
| Admin Unit 2: | Dacia Apulensis |
| Map: | Romania |
| Place Name: | Cetățuia / Cetățeaua |
| Location Town: | Abrud |
| Location County: | Alba |
| Ref:Ro:Lmi: | AB-I-s-B-00006 [3] |
| Ref:Ro:Ran: | 1160.02 [4] |
| Condition: | Ruined |
The fort was part of the defensive system of the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[4] [3] The ruins of a contemporary nearby defensive ditch was also unearthed.[4] It is located in Abrud (Romania).[4] [3]
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Notes and References
- Book: Dicționar istoric, arheologic și geografic al României. Ed. Universul S.A.. Lecca, O.G.. 1937 . București.
- Dan. Matei. Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia. Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia . Buletinul Cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: Arheologie-istorie-muzeologie. 12. 55–70. Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie. Alba Iulia. 2006. Romanian. 1454-8097.
- Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010. 2010 List of Historic Monuments. Romania's Official Journal, Part I. 670. 3. 1 October 2010.
- Web site: Castellum de la Abrud - "Cetățeaua" . ran.cimec.ro . National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN) . 19 March 2009 . 5 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219012523/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=abrud-oras-abrud-alba-castellum-de-la-abrud-cetateaua-cod-sit-ran-1160.02 . 19 February 2014 .
