Praetorium I (Copăceni)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Praetorium I (Copăceni) was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia near the present village of Copăceni, Racovița, Vâlcea, Romania. It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Alutanus along the Olt (river). It was built in 138 and reinforced with two towers two years later.
| Praetorium | |
|---|---|
 Location within Romania | |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Limes | Alutanus |
| Directly connected to | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Burgariorum et Veredariorum | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45.3945707°N 24.31382979°E |
| Place name | La moară[1] |
| Town | Copăceni |
| County | Vâlcea |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-234 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1894[2] |
| Archaeologists |
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A civil settlement and baths dating from the II-III centuries were nearby. Two-thirds of the site has been destroyed by the river.
It was about 0.5 km from another fort, Praetorium II (Racoviţa).[4]
