Castra of Porceni explained

Castra of Porceni
Known As:	Castra of Pleșa
Founded:	2nd century AD
Weak Struct Material:	Wood and earth
Province:	Dacia
Admin Unit 1:	Dacia Inferior
Admin Unit 2:	Dacia Malvensis
Coordinates:	45.18°N 23.37°W
Altitude:	c. 330
Map:	Romania
Place Name:	Școală
Location Town:	Porceni
Location County:	Gorj
Ref:Ro:Lmi:	GJ-I-s-B-09129
Ref:Ro:Ran:	79317.04
Condition:	Ruined
Excavations:	1897 ^[1] 1979 ^[2] 1983
Archaeologists:	Constantin Petolescu Cristian Vlădescu Expectatus Bujor Floricel Marinescu Gheorghe Calotoiu Pamfil Polonic
Exhibitions:	"Alexandru Ștefulescu" History and Archeology Museum

It was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth
• Castrele romane de la Bumbești Jiu, cea mai simplă soluție pentru dezvoltarea orașului

Notes

45.1825°N 23.3722°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic. cimec.ro. 15 December 2012.
2. Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986