Castra of Cristești | |
Founded: | 2nd century AD |
Abandoned: | 3rd century AD |
Robust Struct Material: | Stone |
Province: | Dacia |
Admin Unit 1: | Dacia Superior |
Admin Unit 2: | Dacia Apulensis |
Coordinates: | 46.5103°N 24.4889°W |
Map: | Romania |
Location Town: | Cristești |
Location County: | Mureș |
Ref:Ro:Lmi: | MS-I-m-B-15368.02[1] |
Ref:Ro:Ran: | 114364.02[2] |
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.[2] The lack of any other traces of the Roman fort may easily be due to its destruction by the Mureș River.[2] At Cristeşti, a Roman settlement from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD was unearthed which was an important center of potters.[2]