Castra of Pinoasa | |
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Founded | 2nd century AD |
Abandoned | unknown |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
Directly connected to | |
Structure | |
— Wood and earth [1] structure — | |
Size and area | 170 m × 150 m (2.5 [1] ha) |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44°55′52″N23°07′43″E / 44.9310°N 23.1287°E |
Town | Pinoasa |
County | Gorj |
Country | Romania |
Site notes | |
Condition | Disappeared |
Excavation dates | 1976 [2] |
Archaeologists |
The castra of Pinoasa was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. [1] Matei Dan dates the castra to the period of the Dacian Wars. [1] Its ruins were destroyed by excavations at the Rovinari Coal Mine. [1]
44°55′N23°07′E / 44.917°N 23.117°E
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