Castra of Pinoasa

Castra of Pinoasa
Castra of Pinoasa is located in Romania
Castra of Pinoasa
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD
Abandonedunknown
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Wood and earth [1] structure —
Size and area170 m × 150 m (2.5 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates44°55′52″N 23°07′43″E / 44.9310°N 23.1287°E / 44.9310; 23.1287
TownPinoasa
CountyGorj
Country Romania
Site notes
ConditionDisappeared
Excavation dates1976 [2]
Archaeologists

The castra of Pinoasa was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1] Matei Dan dates the castra to the period of the Dacian Wars.[1] Its ruins were destroyed by excavations at the Rovinari Coal Mine.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia" [Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia]. 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: 69. ISSN 1454-8097.
  2. ^ a b c Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior [Roman Forts in Lower Dacia")] (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.