Castra of Pinoasa

The castra of Pinoasa was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1] Matei Dan dates the castra to the period of the Dacian Wars.[1] Its ruins were destroyed by excavations at the Rovinari Coal Mine.[1]

Castra of Pinoasa
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD
Abandonedunknown
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area170 m × 150 m (2.5 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates44.9310°N 23.1287°E / 44.9310; 23.1287
TownPinoasa
CountyGorj
Country Romania
Site notes
ConditionDisappeared
Excavation dates1976 [2]
Archaeologists

See also

  • List of castra

Notes

  1. 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: 69. ISSN 1454-8097.
  2. Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior [Roman Forts in Lower Dacia")] (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.

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