Praetoria Augusta (castra)

Praetoria Augusta
Location within Romania
Known also as Castra of Inlăceni
Founded 2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 146 m x 142 m (2.0 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
  • IV Hispanorum equitata [1]
  • VIII Raetorum civium Romanorum equitata [2]
Location
Coordinates 46°25′56″N 25°07′16″E / 46.4322°N 25.1210°E / 46.4322; 25.1210
Place name Cetate
Town Inlăceni
County Harghita
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI HR-I-s-B-12670
RO-RAN 83829.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Discovery year 1858
Condition Ruined

Praetoria Augusta was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Tactică, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, Petru Ureche
  2. ↑ RAN - Inlăceni

Coordinates: 46°25′56″N 25°07′16″E / 46.43222°N 25.12111°E / 46.43222; 25.12111

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