Castra of Olteni
| Castra of Olteni | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| 45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97094°N 25.84962°E | |
| Location | Mikó Castle, Olteni, Covasna, Romania |
| History | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Built | Hadrian or Antoninus Pius |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1962 1978 1990 |
| Archaeologists | Zoltan Székely |
| Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was built in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus. The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][2] It ruins are located in Olteni (Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc (Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania.[1][2]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Situl arheologic de la Olteni - Castru roman". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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 1017. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.