Castra of Olteni

Castra of Olteni
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign ofHadrian or Antoninus Pius
Founded2nd century AD
Abandoned3rd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Directly connected to(Reci)
Structure
— Store structure —
Size and area142 m × 92.5 m (1.3 ha)
ShapeRounded rectangle
Wall thickness1 ÷ 1.2 m
Stationed military units
Cohorts
  • IV Baetasiorum
Location
Coordinates45°58′15″N 25°50′59″E / 45.97094°N 25.84962°E / 45.97094; 25.84962
Place nameMikó Castle
TownOlteni
CountyCovasna
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICV-I-s-A-13073
RO-RAN63919.02
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-226
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1962
1978
1990
ArchaeologistsZoltan Székely
ExhibitionsNational Museum of Eastern Carpathians

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.