Castra of Bucium

The castra of Bucium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Bucium (commune Orăștioara de Sus, Romania).[1][2]

Castra of Bucium
Location within Romania
Known also as	Castra of Orăștioara de Jos
Founded	2nd century AD [1][2]
Abandoned	3rd century AD [1][2]
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Structure
— Stone [3] structure —
Size and area	160 m × 160 m (2,56 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates	45.7466°N 23.1713°E / 45.7466; 23.1713
Place name	Piatra Grădiștii
Town	Bucium
County	Hunedoara
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	HD-I-s-A-03168 [2] / HD-I-s-B-03203 [3]
RO-RAN	90360.03 [1] / 88314.01 [3]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1959 [4]
Archaeologists	Ioan I. Russu [4]

See also

• Dacian fortress of Bucium
• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth

Notes

1. "Castrul de la Bucium - "Piatra Grădiștii"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
2. "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 1320. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
3. "Castrul de la Orăştioara de Jos - "Piatra Grădiştii"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-05-15. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
4. "RUSSU, ION I. (1911-1985) - Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)". ww.history-cluj.ro. Retrieved 7 December 2012.