Castra of Ighiu

The Castra of Ighiu was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia.[2][3] Its dating is uncertain.[2][3] The traces of the one time earthwork can be identified on the Măguligici Hill in Ighiu (Romania).[2][3]

Castra of Ighiu
Castra of Ighiu is located in Romania
Castra of Ighiu
Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Măgulici[1]
Foundedunknown[2][3]
Abandonedunknown[2][3]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth[4] structure —
Size and area41 m × 50 m (0.2[1] ha)
Location
Coordinates46°07′45.53″N 23°29′42.59″E
Place nameMăgulici
TownIghiu
CountyAlba
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIAB-I-s-B-00048[3]
RO-RAN4936.01[2]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Discovery year1956[1]
ConditionRuined
ArchaeologistsMihail Macrea

Măguligici Hill

See also

Notes
  1. Castrul roman de la Măgulici, de Dan Anghel
  2. "4936.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010" [2010 List of Historic Monuments]. Romania's Official Journal, Part I. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional (670): 11. 1 October 2010.
  4. 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). Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie. 12: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097.
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