Castra of Drumul Carului explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments") . Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional . Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 581 . 1 October 2010 . 6 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610112533/http://www.cultura.abt.ro/Files/GenericFiles/LMI-2010.pdf . 10 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: 41505.01. ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 11 May 2009. 6 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023754/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=drumul-carului-moieciu-brasov-castellum-roman-de-la-drumul-carului-la-cetate-cod-sit-ran-41505.01. 4 March 2016.
  3. Limes: Roman frontier of Dacia Inferior. A review and an update. MNR. 11 / 2022 https://limesromania.ro/en/articole/covers/