Gresia Roman fort explained

Gresia Roman fort
Founded:	2nd century AD
Abandoned:	3rd century AD
Weak Struct Material:	Wood and earth^[1]
Weak Struct Dim1:	50
Weak Struct Dim2:	60
Weak Struct Area:	0.3
Province:	Dacia
Admin Unit 1:	Dacia Inferior
Admin Unit 2:	Dacia Malvensis
Coordinates:	44.1667°N 79°W
Map:	Romania
Location Town:	Gresia
Location County:	Teleorman
Ref:Ro:Lmi:	TR-I-s-B-14205^[2]
Ref:Ro:Ran:	154442.01^[3]
Condition:	Ruined

Gresia Roman fort is located in the present Gresia (commune Stejaru, Romania). It was in the Roman province of Dacia^[2] and dates from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. It was part of the frontier system of the Limes Transalutanus.

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth
• Archaeological Excavations in Romania, 1983-2011: Preliminary Archaeological Reports (Archaeological Excavation Report, Gresia)

Notes and References

1. 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 . 6 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306053022/http://istorie.uab.ro/publicatii/colectia_bcss/bcss_12/Studii_articole/4%20Dan_Matei.pdf . 6 March 2012 .
2. 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 2271 . 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 .
3. Web site: 154442.01. ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 2009-02-16. 6 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023711/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=gresia-stejaru-teleorman-castrul-roman-de-la-gresia-cod-sit-ran-154442.01. 4 March 2016.