Castra of Drajna de Sus

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Castra of Drajna de Sus
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Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD [1]
Abandoned2nd century AD [1]
Place in the Roman world
Administrative unit Moesia
Structure
— Stone structure —
Construction technique Opus incertum [2]
Stationed military units
— Legions —
Location
Coordinates 45°15′41″N26°04′13″E / 45.261316°N 26.070340°E / 45.261316; 26.070340
Altitude463 m (1,519 ft)
Place nameLa Grădiște
Town Drajna de Sus
County Prahova
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI PH-I-s-B-16174 [4]
RO-RAN 132903.01 [1]
Site notes
Recognition Monument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists

The castrum of Drajna de Sus was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. [1] [3]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "132903.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Zahariade, Mihail; Dvorski, Traian; Avram, Romeo; Teodorescu, Victor (1994). "Preliminary Archaeological Reports". CIMEC.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vlădescu, Cristian M.; Avram, Romeo; Zahariade, Mihai; Teodorescu, Victor (1992). "Archaeological Excavation Report". CIMEC. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  4. ↑ "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 1921. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Zahariade, Mihail; Dvorski, Ion T.; Peneş, Marinela; Avram, Romeo (1995). "Preliminary Archaeological Reports". CIMEC.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Zahariade, Mihail; Peneş, Marinela; Anton, Alin; Topoleanu, Florin (2011). "Preliminary Archaeological Reports". CIMEC.

45°15′24″N26°04′23″E / 45.25667°N 26.07306°E / 45.25667; 26.07306


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