Angustia (castra)
| Angustia | |
|---|---|
Panoramic view | |
| Alternative name(s) | Angustiae |
| Known also as | Castra of Brețcu |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Store structure — | |
| Size and area | 141 m × 179 m (2.5 ha) |
| Towers | 12 |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan ? |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°03′04″N 26°18′46″E / 46.050994°N 26.312836°E |
| Altitude | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Place name | Cetatea Lupului |
| Town | Brețcu |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13052 |
| RO-RAN | 64103.03 |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-243 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1877, 1925 - 1926, 1950, 2010 |
| Archaeologists |
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| Exhibitions | National Museum of Eastern Carpathians |
Angustia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD today near the town of Breţcu, Romania.
It was the key centre for defence of the eastern half of Roman Dacia as it controlled the vulnerable Oituz Pass.
It was remote and at least 200km from the so-called Imperial Road, the backbone of the Roman communication system connecting Drobeta (on the Danube) to Porolissum. The main routes for supplying this strategic fort from the eastern frontier eventually collapsed one by one and the remaining route along the Alutus was 472 km.
Its garrison was Cohors I Bracaraugustanorum.