Castra of Odorheiu Secuiesc

Location within Romania

Founded1st century AD^[1]^[2]Abandoned3rd century AD^[1]^[2]Place in the Roman worldProvinceDaciaAdministrative unitDacia ApulensisAdministrative unitDacia SuperiorStructure— Stone structure —Stationed military units— Cohorts —

I Alpinorum equitata^[3]
I Ubiorum^[3]

LocationCoordinates46°18′21″N 25°17′47″E / 46.305727°N 25.296303°E / 46.305727; 25.296303Place nameCetatea medievalăTownOdorheiu SecuiescCountyHarghitaCountry

RomaniaReferenceRO-LMIHR-I-m-B-12692.02^[2]RO-RAN83142.01 ^[1]Site notesRecognition

National Historical MonumentConditionRuined

The castra of Odorheiu Secuiesc was a fort built in the 1st century AD. A nearby contemporary settlement was also archeologically identified.^[1] The castra and the settlement were abandoned in the 3rd century.^[2] Their ruins are located in Odorheiu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely) in Romania. At the same settlement, the ruins of a Roman tower can also be identified at Piatra Coţofană (Hungarian: Szarkakő).^[4]

External links

Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "83142.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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 1373. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b Ureche, Petru. "Tactică, strategie şi specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană" (PDF). www.irregular.ro. Retrieved 9 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "83142.06". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.