Castra of Olteni explained
| Castra of Olteni |
| Built During Reign Of: | Hadrian or Antoninus Pius |
| Founded: | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned: | 3rd century AD |
| Robust Struct Material: | Store |
| Robust Struct Dim1: | 142 |
| Robust Struct Dim2: | 92.5 |
| Robust Struct Area: | 1.3 [1] |
| Robust Struct Shape: | Rounded rectangle |
| Robust Struct Thickness: | 1 ÷ 1.2 m |
| Cohorts: |
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| Province: | Dacia |
| Admin Unit 1: | Dacia Superior |
| Admin Unit 2: | Dacia Apulensis |
| Links: | (Reci) |
| Coordinates: | 45.9709°N 25.8496°W |
| Map: | Romania |
| Place Name: | Mikó Castle |
| Location Town: | Olteni |
| Location County: | Covasna |
| Ref:Ro:Lmi: | CV-I-s-A-13073[4] |
| Ref:Ro:Ran: | 63919.02[5] |
| Condition: | Ruined |
| Excavations: | 1962
1978
1990 |
| Archaeologists: | Zoltan Székely |
| Exhibitions: | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[5] [4] It was built in the 2nd century AD.[5] [4] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus. The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century.[5] [4] It ruins are located in Olteni (Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc (Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania.[5] [4]
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45.9708°N 25.8497°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Olteni. STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). 10 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514171203/http://www.net4u.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97%3Aolteni&lang=en&Itemid=. 14 May 2012.
- Bordi. Zsigmond Lóránd. Zăgreanu. Radu Iustinian. Auxilia de la Olteni - Controverse şi interpretări ("The Auxilia of Olteni – Controversies and interpretations"). Acta Siculica. 195–208. Székely Nemzeti Múzemum / Muzeul Naţional Secuiesc. Sepsiszentgyörgy / Sfântu Gheorghe. 2010. ro. 1843-8385. 10 January 2013.
- Book: Vlădescu, Cristian M.. Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia"). Scrisul Românesc. 1986. ro.
- 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 1017 . 1 October 2010 . 10 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610112533/http://www.cultura.abt.ro/Files/GenericFiles/LMI-2010.pdf . 10 June 2012 .
- Web site: Situl arheologic de la Olteni - Castru roman. ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 2013-11-06. 2014-05-14. dead. https://archive.today/20130416101002/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=olteni-bodoc-covasna-situl-arheologic-de-la-olteni-in-gradina-castelului-mik%C3%B3-cod-sit-ran-63919.02. 2013-04-16.
