Castra of Fâlfani

The castra of Fâlfani was a fort built in the 2nd century AD in the Roman province of Dacia.[1] It was abandoned in the 3rd century.[1] Its ruins are located on a hill in Fâlfani (commune Stolnici, Romania).[1]

Castra of Fâlfani
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
LimesTransalutanus
Structure
— Wood and earth[2] structure —
Size and area63 m × 93 m (0.6[2] ha)
Location
Coordinates44°36′N 24°45′E
TownFâlfani
CountyArgeș
Country Romania
Reference
RO-RAN18974.01[1]
Site notes
ConditionRuined

See also

  • List of castra

Notes

  1. "18974.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia" [Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia] (PDF). 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. ISSN 1454-8097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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