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Artificial ruins of the south gate of the Roman castrum of Apulum

Castrul Roman-Poarta de Sud
Artificial ruins of the south gate of the Roman castrum of Apulum
Castrul Roman-Poarta de Sud
Apulum - Porta Principalis Dextra - 01
Saturnian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
castle / fortification
Current function:
ruin
Address:
Strada Militari
Historical Hungarian county:
Alsó-Fehér
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.066326137, 23.5726941141
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History

This artificial ruin is intended to symbolize the southern gate of the ancient Roman castrum of Apulum. It is an important monument of ancient Romanian history, as Rome was the empire of the ancient Romanians, at least according to the Romanians.

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