Castra of Olteni

The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was built in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus. The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][2] It ruins are located in Olteni (Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc (Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania.[1][2]

The plan of castra.

Inscription C IIII BE on stamped brick found at Olteni

Castra of Olteni
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign of	Hadrian or Antoninus Pius
Founded	2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned	3rd century AD[1][2]
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Directly connected to	(Reci)
Structure
— Store structure —
Size and area	142 m × 92.5 m (1.3 [3][1] ha)
Shape	Rounded rectangle
Wall thickness	1 ÷ 1.2 m
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
IV Baetasiorum[4][5]
Location
Coordinates	45.97094°N 25.84962°E / 45.97094; 25.84962
Place name	Mikó Castle
Town	Olteni
County	Covasna
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CV-I-s-A-13073[2]
RO-RAN	63919.02[1]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1962 1978 1990
Archaeologists	Zoltan Székely
Exhibitions	National Museum of Eastern Carpathians