Auraria Daciae (castellum)

The fort was part of the defensive system of the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[2][3] The ruins of a contemporary nearby defensive ditch was also unearthed.[2] The ruins of the castellum are located in Abrud (Romania).[2][3]

Auraria Daciae
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Auraria Maior, Alburnus Minor, Abruttus [1]
Known also as	Castellum of Abrud
Founded	2nd century AD [2][3]
Abandoned	3rd century AD [2][3]
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth [4] structure —
Size and area	40 m × 50 m (0.2 [4] ha)
Location
Place name	Cetățuia / Cetățeaua [2]
Town	Abrud
County	Alba
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	AB-I-s-B-00006 [3]
RO-RAN	1160.02 [2]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth

Notes

1. Lecca, O.G. (1937). Dicționar istoric, arheologic și geografic al României. București: Ed. Universul S.A.
2. "Castellum de la Abrud - "Cetățeaua"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
3. "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010" [2010 List of Historic Monuments]. Romania's Official Journal, Part I. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional (670): 3. 1 October 2010.
4. Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia" [Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia]. Buletinul Cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: Arheologie-istorie-muzeologie (in Romanian). Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie. 12: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097.