Praetoria Augusta (castra)

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Praetoria Augusta
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Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Inlăceni
Founded2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area146 m × 142 m (2.0 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
Cohorts
Location
Coordinates 46°25′56″N25°07′16″E / 46.4322°N 25.1210°E / 46.4322; 25.1210
Place nameCetate
Town Inlăceni
County Harghita
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI HR-I-s-B-12670
RO-RAN 83829.01
Site notes
Recognition Monument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
Discovery year1858
ConditionRuined

Praetoria Augusta was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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46°25′56″N25°07′16″E / 46.43222°N 25.12111°E / 46.43222; 25.12111


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