Castra of Cioroiu Nou

The castra of Cioroiu Nou was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] Consisting of two ramparts forming a letter "V", the defensive system of the Roman settlement at Cioroiu Nou was complex.[1] The Romans abandoned the fort in the 2nd[2] or in the 3rd century.[1] Its ruins are located in Cioroiu Nou, commune Cioroiași, Romania.[1]

Castra of Cioroiu Nou
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned2nd[2] or 3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Stationed military units
Legions
Location
Coordinates44.0575°N 23.439167°E / 44.0575; 23.439167
TownCioroiu Nou
CountyDolj
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIDJ-l-m-A-07886.02[2]
RO-RAN71849.02[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Archaeologists
  • Dorel Bondoc [3]

See also

Notes

  1. "71849.02". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-16. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. "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 1163. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. Bondoc, Dorel. "Cioroiu Nou, com. Cioroiaşi, jud. Dolj ("Cioroiu Nou, commune Cioroiaşi, Dolj County")". Cronica Cercetărilor Arheologice din România:Rapoarte ("Chronicle of Archaeological Researches in Romania:Reports"). www.cimec.ro. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

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