Castra of Costești
| Castra of Costești | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| 45°41′16″N 23°12′34″E / 45.6877492°N 23.2094925°E | |
| Location | Prisaca, Costești, Hunedoara, Romania |
| History | |
| Founded | unknown[1][2] |
| Abandoned | unknown[1][2] |
| Site notes | |
| Elevation | 1,203 m (3,947 ft) |
| Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Costești was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] Erected and abandoned by the Romans at an uncertain date, its ruins are located in Costești (commune Orăștioara de Sus, Romania)[1][2] on a hilltop, at an altitude of 1203 meters.
Archeologist Aurora Peţan claims this fortification could be a Dacian hill fort because its shape is irregular, the ditch is inside fortification, only Dacian pottery was found during the excavations, and it is placed on a strategic defense location - common to Dacian fortresses.[3]
See also
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Deprecated link archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Notes
- 1 2 3 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 1322. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "90379.04". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ Aurora Peţan (2015-09-05). "Fortificația de pe Vârful Prisaca are current electric". dacica.ro. Retrieved 2017-09-17.