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Castra of Târsa

Coordinates: 45°37′58″N 23°09′28″E / 45.63278°N 23.15778°E / 45.63278; 23.15778
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Castra of Târsa
View of the southern vallum
Castra of Târsa is located in Romania
Castra of Târsa
Location within Romania
Known also as
  • Castra of Luncani
  • Castra of Luncani-Târsa
Founded1st century AD[1]
Abandoned1st century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Structure
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area240 m × 100 m (2.4 [2] ha)
Location
Coordinates45°37′58″N 23°09′32″E / 45.632662°N 23.158786°E / 45.632662; 23.158786
Altitude955 m (3,133 ft)
Place nameGrădiște [1]
TownTârsa
CountyHunedoara
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIHD-I-s-B-03199 [1]
RO-RAN88500.01 [1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined

The castra of Târsa was a temporary fort erected by the Romans during the Trajan's Dacian Wars (101–102 AD, 105–106 AD).[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Castrul de la Luncani - Grădiște". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-05-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia ("Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia")" (PDF). Buletinul cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: arheologie-istorie-muzeologie (in Romanian). 12. Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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45°37′58″N 23°09′28″E / 45.63278°N 23.15778°E / 45.63278; 23.15778