Praetorium I (Copăceni)
Roman fort in Dacia
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.
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).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Praetorium I (Copăceni)” as roman fort in Dacia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as roman fort in Dacia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7237566. Authority coordinates are 45.396, 24.310. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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