Castra of Chitid

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Castra of Chitid
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Location within Romania
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Foundedc. 101-102 [1]
Abandoned106? [1]
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area350 m × 90 m (3.15 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates 45°41′28″N23°03′45″E / 45.69111°N 23.06250°E / 45.69111; 23.06250
Place nameDumbrava Hill [1]
Town Chitid
County Hunedoara
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Reference
RO-RAN not listed [2]
Site notes
ConditionRuined

The castra of Chitid was a short-lived fort erected by the Romans in Dacia before its annexation to the Roman Empire. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oltean, Dan; Brilinsky, Vladimir (2006). "Teoria încercuirii şi asedierii Munţilor Orăştiei (Partea întâi): Castrul de la Chitid ("The theory of the encirclement and siege of the Orăştiei Mountains, Part one: Castra of Chitid")" (PDF). Dacia Magazin (in Romanian) (38). Orăștioara de Sus, Romania: Dacia Revival International Society: 26–32. ISSN   1583-5316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. "Chitid". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.

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