Angustia (castra)

Angustia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[5][4]

The plan of castra, after Nicolae Gudea.
Angustia
Panoramic view
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Angustiae
Known also asCastra of Brețcu
Founded2nd century AD
Abandoned3rd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Store structure —
Size and area141 m × 179 m (2.5 ha)
ShapeRectangular
Towers12
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign ofTrajan ?
Size and area135 m × 172 m (2.3 ha)
ShapeRectangular
Stationed military units
Cohorts
Location
Coordinates46.050994°N 26.312836°E / 46.050994; 26.312836
Altitude615 m (2,018 ft)
Place nameCetatea Lupului [4]
TownBrețcu
CountyCovasna
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICV-I-s-A-13052 [5]
RO-RAN64103.03 [4]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
  • 1877
  • 1925 - 1926
  • 1950
  • 2010
Archaeologists
  • Emil Panaitescu
  • Mihail Macrea
ExhibitionsNational Museum of Eastern Carpathians

Bibliography

  • Nicolae Gudea: Castrul roman de la Breţcu. In: Acta Musei Porolissensis 4, 1980, 255-334.
  • Dumitru Protase: Angvstia (Breţcu). In: Angustia 1, 1996, 85-88.
  • Nicolae Gudea: Der Dakische Limes. Materialien zu seiner Geschichte. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. 44, 2, 1997, 62–63 PDF.

Notes

  1. Strategii defensive și politici transfrontaliere la Dunărea de Jos - Brețcu Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986
  3. Tactica, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, de Petru Ureche
  4. "64103.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-11-29. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  5. "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 1012. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
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