Optatiana (castra)
| Optatiana | |
|---|---|
| Known also as | Castra of Sutoru |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd 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 | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Hadrian |
| Size and area | 165 m × 200 m |
| — Timber structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Maurorum Optatianensium | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°59′12″N 23°14′25″E / 46.9866°N 23.2404°E |
| Place name | Gura Căpușului |
| Town | Sutoru |
| County | Sălaj |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SJ-I-s-A-04964 |
| RO-RAN | 143183.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
Optatiana was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located on the left bank of Almaș river, in the village of Sutoru.
It was located on the former road between Napoca and Largiana/Porolissum and like the other forts of Limes Porolissensis it was constructed in two phases: an initial wood and earth structure, and a second one from stone. During the second phase it reached a size of 165x 200m. It is possible that numerus Mauretorum was stationed at the location.