Castra of Drumul Carului | |
Founded: | 2nd century AD |
Abandoned: | 3rd century AD |
Weak Struct Material: | Wood and earth |
Province: | Dacia |
Admin Unit 1: | Dacia Superior |
Admin Unit 2: | Dacia Apulensis |
Links: | Cumidava |
Coordinates: | 45.4622°N 25.2906°W |
Map: | Romania |
Place Name: | La cetate |
Location Town: | Drumul Carului |
Location County: | Brașov |
Ref:Ro:Lmi: | BV-I-s-A-11276[1] |
Ref:Ro:Ran: | 41505.01[2] |
Condition: | Ruined |
The castra of Drumul Carului was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia[2] [1] near Moieciu, Romania.
It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Transalutanus and was in a strategic position south of the Bran Pass.
The small fort (castellum), approx. 40×40 m, was defended by earth works with two ditches.[3] It might have been erected following the First Dacian War before the official integration of Dacia to the Roman Empire. Destroyed by fire, the fort was abandoned around 250.[2]