Castra of Fâlfani

Roman fort in Dacia

Location within Romania

Founded2nd century AD^[1]Abandoned3rd century AD^[1]Place in the Roman worldProvinceDaciaAdministrative unitDacia MalvensisAdministrative unitDacia InferiorLimesTransalutanusStructure— Wood and earth^[2] structure —Size and area63 m × 93 m (0.6^[2] ha) LocationCoordinates44°36′N 24°45′E / 44.600°N 24.750°E / 44.600; 24.750TownFâlfaniCountyArgeșCountry

RomaniaReferenceRO-RAN18974.01^[1]Site notesConditionRuined

The castra of Fâlfani was a fort built in the 2nd century AD in the Roman province of Dacia.^[1] It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Transalutanus.

It was abandoned in the 3rd century.^[1] Its ruins are located on a hill in Fâlfani (commune Stolnici, Romania).^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "18974.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia" [Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia] (PDF). 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. ISSN 1454-8097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.^{[page needed]}