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Roman province
The Roman provinces (Latin: ''provincia'', pl. ''provinciae'') were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. Each province was rule ...
of
Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...
, present-day
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
, the ''Limes Porolissensis'' was a defensive line organized on 2nd century AD after th
Conquest of Dacia having
observations towers,
short cut-off walls fortifications, integrating the following
castra
In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word ''castrum'', plural ''castra'', was a military-related term.
In Latin usage, the singular form ''castrum'' meant 'fort', while the plural form ''castra'' meant 'camp'. The singular and ...
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Castra of Negreni
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Castra of Buciumi
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Castra of Largiana
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Castra of Certinae
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Porolissum
Porolissum was an ancient Roman city in Dacia. Established as a military camp in 106 during Trajan's Dacian Wars, the city quickly grew through trade with the native Dacians and became the capital of the province Dacia Porolissensis in 124. The si ...
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Castra of Jac
The Castra of Jac was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia. It was erected in the 2nd century AD. Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC) and of a Roman watchtower were u ...
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Castra of Tihău
It was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.
Fortification of historical significance, the castra of Tihău was called since the 18th century "citadel of Tuhutum". Ruins on the plateau "Grădiște" shows that the Castra of Tihău was a Roman for ...
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Castra of Samum
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Castra of Arcobara
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Castra of Livezile
The castra of Livezile was a castra in the Roman province of Roman Dacia, Dacia, located in the north side of the modern Communes of Romania, commune of Livezile, Bistrița-Năsăud, Livezile in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. The ...
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Castra of Orheiu Bistriței
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Castra of Brâncovenești
References
Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower DanubeAlexandru V. Matei, Robert Gindele - Roman defensive system from north-western part of Dacia. Field researches at Supuru de Sus (Satu Mare County) and literature sources.About the tactics and fighting particularity of the auxiliary infantry in Roman Dacia
External links
Roman castra from Romania - Google MapsEarth
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