| Castra of Ighiu | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Măgulici |
| Founded | unknown |
| Abandoned | unknown |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 41 m × 50 m (0.2 ha) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°07′45.53″N 23°29′42.59″E / 46.1293139°N 23.4951639°E / 46.1293139; 23.4951639 |
| Place name | Măgulici |
| Town | Ighiu |
| County | Alba |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | AB-I-s-B-00048 |
| RO-RAN | 4936.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Archaeologists | Mihail Macrea |
The Castra of Ighiu was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia. Its dating is uncertain. The traces of the earthwork can be identified on the Măguligici Hill in Ighiu (Romania).
Măguligici Hill
See also
Notes
- ^ Castrul roman de la Măgulici, de Dan Anghel
- ^ "4936.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010" [2010 List of Historic Monuments]. Romania's Official Journal, Part I (670). Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional: 11. 1 October 2010.
- 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). 12. Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097.
External links
Media related to Castra of Ighiu at Wikimedia Commons- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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