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Castra of Olteni

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Founded
  
2nd century AD

Administrative unit
  
Dacia Apulensis

Town
  
Bodoc

Directly connected to
  
Castra of Reci

Abandoned
  
3rd century AD

Administrative unit
  
Dacia Superior

Province
  
Dacian Kingdom

Castra of Olteni

Founded during the reign of
  
Hadrian or Antoninus Pius

Size and area
  
142 m x 92.5 m (1.3 ha)

The castra of Olteni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. It was built in the 2nd century AD. The archaeological site yielded coins issued by the Roman emperors Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Domitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Elagabal and Alexander Severus. The fort was abandoned in the 3rd century. It ruins are located in Olteni (Hungarian: Oltszem) in commune Bodoc (Hungarian: Sepsibodok) in Romania.

References

Castra of Olteni Wikipedia