Castra of Titești

Castra of Titești
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesAlutanus
Directly connected toArutela
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area56 m × 48 m (0.26 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates45°25′09″N 24°23′27″E / 45.4192°N 24.3908°E / 45.4192; 24.3908
Place nameCazanului Hill
TownTitești
CountyVâlcea
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIVL-I-s-A-09587
RO-RAN172260.01
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-232
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1893 [2]
ArchaeologistsPamfil Polonic[2]

Castra of Titești was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia near the Limes Alutanus on the west bank of the Olt River.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ TRUPE FARA CASTRE, CASTRE FARA TRUPE ÎN DACIA, Dan Matei
  2. ^ a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

45°25′N 24°23′E / 45.417°N 24.383°E / 45.417; 24.383


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