Triphulum | |
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Alternative name(s) | Castra of Orheiu Bistriței |
Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Limes | Porolissensis |
Directly connected to | (Livezile) |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 203 m × 144 m (2.9[3] ha) |
Wall thickness | 1.30 m |
Construction technique | Opus quadratum[3] |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
— Alae — | |
I Illyricorum[4] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 47°05′46″N 24°35′32″E / 47.096014°N 24.592319°E |
Town | Orheiu Bistriței |
County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | BN-I-s-A-01377[2] |
RO-RAN | 32928.01[1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates |
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Archaeologists |
Triphulum[7] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was built in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] Archaeological research also identified the nearby vicus.[1][2] The castra and the nearby settlement were both abandoned in the 3rd century AD.[1][2] The ruins of the fort are located in Orheiu Bistriței (commune Cetate, Romania).[1][2]
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