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Augustia (castra)

Angustia
Castra Angustia 00.jpg
Panoramic view
Angustia (castra) is located in Romania
Angustia (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Angustiae
Known also as Castra of Brețcu
Founded 2nd century AD
Abandoned 3rd century AD
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Directly connected to
— Store structure —
Size and area 141 m x 179 m (2.5 ha)
Shape Rectangular
Towers 12
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign of Trajan ?
Size and area 135 m x 172 m (2.3 ha)
Shape Rectangular
Cohorts
Coordinates 46°03′04″N 26°18′46″E / 46.050994°N 26.312836°E / 46.050994; 26.312836Coordinates: 46°03′04″N 26°18′46″E / 46.050994°N 26.312836°E / 46.050994; 26.312836
Altitude 615 m (2,018 ft)
Place name Cetatea Lupului
Town Brețcu
County Covasna
Country  Romania
RO-LMI CV-I-s-A-13052
RO-RAN 64103.03
Recognition Monument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1877
  • 1925 - 1926
  • 1950
  • 2010
Archaeologists
Exhibitions National Museum of Eastern Carpathians

Angustia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.



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