Castra of Bucium | |
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Known also as | Castra of Orăștioara de Jos |
Founded | 2nd century AD [1][2] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD [1][2] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Stone [3] structure — | |
Size and area | 160 m × 160 m (2,56 [1] ha) |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°44′48″N 23°10′17″E / 45.7466°N 23.1713°E |
Place name | Piatra Grădiștii |
Town | Bucium |
County | Hunedoara |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | HD-I-s-A-03168 [2] / HD-I-s-B-03203 [3] |
RO-RAN | 90360.03 [1] / 88314.01 [3] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates |
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Archaeologists |
The castra of Bucium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] Its ruins are located in Bucium (commune Orăștioara de Sus, Romania).[1][2]