Centum Putei (castra) explained

Centum Putei
Known As:
  • Castra of Surducu Mare
  • Castra of Forotic
Robust Struct Dim1:128
Robust Struct Dim2:132
Robust Struct Area:1.7 [1]
Weak Struct Material:Wood and earth
Legions: IV Flavia Felix
Province:Dacia
Admin Unit 1:Dacia Superior
Admin Unit 2:Dacia Apulensis
Coordinates:45.2735°N 21.5998°W
Altitude M:199
Map:Romania
Place Name:Rovină
Location Town:Surducu Mare
Location County:Caraș-Severin
Ref:Ro:Lmi:CS-I-s-B-10877
Ref:Ro:Ran:52892.01
Condition:Ruined
Archaeologists:
  • Dumitru Protase[2]

Castra Centum Putei was a Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia, translated as "a hundred wells/mines/pits".

It is located about 1.5 km NE of the village of Forotic in the place called Rovina. The fort is cut into two equal parts by the Surduc - Doclin road.

The fort was built by the soldiers of the Legio IV Flavia Felix near the pre-existing mining town.

The vicus (civil settlement) included the families of the miners who extracted copper.[3]

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45.2733°N 21.5992°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.net4u.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225%3Acentum-putea&lang=ro Centum Putea
  2. http://www.history-cluj.ro/Istorie/Ro/Bibliografia_stiintifica.htm#PROTASE,%20DUMITRU Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)
  3. Touristic route no. 4: The Romans’ Roads (I) https://banatul-montan.ro/en/the-romans-roads-i/