Castra of Poiana | |
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Alternative name(s) | Castra of Ciuperceni |
Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
Limes | Transalutanus |
Structure | |
— Wood and earth[3] structure — | |
Size and area | 350 m × 390 m (13.6[3] ha) |
Location | |
Coordinates | 43°43′56″N 24°59′03″E / 43.7323°N 24.9841°E |
Place name | La culă |
Town | Poiana |
County | Teleorman |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | TR-I-m-B-14218.02[2] |
RO-RAN | 151727.01[1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Poiana was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia[1] near the present town of Poiana (previously Flamanda) . It was built in the 2nd century AD and abandoned in the next century.[1] It was a part of the Limes Transalutanus frontier system and situated at the southern end next to the Danube (and a presumed crossing point).