Castra of Chitid
| Castra of Chitid | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | c. 101-102 [1] |
| Abandoned | 106? [1] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth [1] structure — | |
| Size and area | 350 m x 90 m (3.15 [1] ha) |
| Location | |
| Place name | Dumbrava Hill [1] |
| Town | Chitid |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-RAN | not listed[2] |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Chitid was a short-lived fort erected by the Romans in Dacia before its annexation to the Roman Empire.[1]
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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oltean, Dan; Brilinsky, Vladimir (2006). Teoria încercuirii şi asedierii Munţilor Orăştiei (Partea întâi): Castrul de la Chitid ("The theory of the encirclement and siege of the Orăştiei Mountains, Part one: Castra of Chitid") (PDF). Dacia magazin (in Romanian). Orăștioara de Sus, Romania: Dacia Revival International Society. pp. 26–32. ISSN 1583-5316. Retrieved 05-01-2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Chitid". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 09-12-2011. Retrieved 05-01-2013. Check date values in:
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Coordinates: 45°41′28″N 23°03′45″E / 45.69111°N 23.06250°E
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