| Castra of Pinoasa | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | unknown |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 170 m × 150 m (2.5 ha) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°55′52″N 23°07′43″E / 44.9310°N 23.1287°E / 44.9310; 23.1287 |
| Town | Pinoasa |
| County | Gorj |
| Country |  Romania |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Disappeared |
| Excavation dates | 1976 |
| Archaeologists | |
The castra of Pinoasa was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. Matei Dan dates the castra to the period of the Dacian Wars. Its ruins were destroyed by excavations at the Rovinari Coal Mine.
See also
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Notes
- ^ 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). 12. Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie: 69. ISSN 1454-8097.
- ^ Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior [Roman Forts in Lower Dacia")] (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.
44°55′N 23°07′E / 44.917°N 23.117°E / 44.917; 23.117
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