Centum Putei (castra)

Castra Centum Putei was a Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia, translated as "a hundred wells/mines/pits".

Known also as

• Castra of Surducu Mare
• Castra of Forotic

ProvinceDacia

Administrative unitDacia Apulensis

Administrative unitDacia Superior

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Centum Putei
Location within Romania
Known also as	Castra of Surducu Mare Castra of Forotic
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Structure
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. IV Flavia Felix
Location
Coordinates	45.273528°N 21.599833°E / 45.273528; 21.599833
Altitude	199 m (653 ft)
Place name	Rovină
Town	Surducu Mare
County	Caraș-Severin
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CS-I-s-B-10877
RO-RAN	52892.01
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-004
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Archaeologists	Dumitru Protase[1]

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It is located about 1.5 km NE of the village of Forotic in the place called Rovina. The fort is cut into two equal parts by the Surduc - Doclin road.

The fort was built by the soldiers of the Legio IV Flavia Felix near the pre-existing mining town.

The vicus (civil settlement) included the families of the miners who extracted copper.^[2]