Certinae (castra)

Certinae
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Cersie, Certie,[1] Certia [2]
Known also as Castra of Romita
Founded 2nd century AD
Attested by Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Porolissensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Limes Porolissensis
Directly connected to Largiana
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 187 m × 225 m (4.2 [3] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
Location
Coordinates 47°09′14″N 23°12′58″E / 47.1539°N 23.2160°E / 47.1539; 23.2160
Town Romita
County Sălaj
Country  Romania
Site notes
Condition Ruined
Exhibitions County Museum of History and Art, Zalău

Certinae was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Romita Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Istoria Transilvaniei" (PDF). www.istoriatransilvaniei.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Franzen, Paul; Matei, Alexandru V.; Marcu, Felix (2007). "Geophysical survey at the fort of Romita". Acta Mvsei Napocensis. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. ↑ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche

Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 23°12′29″E / 47.14722°N 23.20806°E / 47.14722; 23.20806


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