Castra of Târsa explained

Castra of Târsa
Known As:
  • Castra of Luncani
  • Castra of Luncani-Târsa
Founded:1st century AD
Abandoned:1st century AD
Weak Struct Material:Wood and earth
Weak Struct Dim1:240
Weak Struct Dim2:100
Weak Struct Area:2.4 [1]
Province:Dacia
Coordinates:45.6327°N 23.1588°W
Altitude M:955
Map:Romania
Place Name:Grădiște
Location Town:Târsa
Location County:Hunedoara
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Ref:Ro:Ran:88500.01 [2]
Condition:Ruined

The castra of Târsa was a temporary fort erected by the Romans during the Trajan's Dacian Wars (101–102 AD, 105–106 AD).[2]

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45.6328°N 23.1578°W

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 . 8 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306053022/http://istorie.uab.ro/publicatii/colectia_bcss/bcss_12/Studii_articole/4%20Dan_Matei.pdf . 2012-03-06 .
  2. Web site: Castrul de la Luncani - Grădiște. ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 2009-05-14. 8 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023815/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=luncani-bosorod-hunedoara-castrul-de-la-luncani-gradiste-cod-sit-ran-88500.01. 2016-03-04.