Ad Mutriam (castra)

Ad Mutriam^[2] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd century AD.

Ad Mutriam
Amutria on Tabula Peutingeriana (upper center)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Amutria, Amutrion, Amutrium,[1] Ad-mutria ,[2] Admutrium,[2] Ad Mutrium[2]
Known also as	Castra of Valea Perilor Castra of Cătunele
Attested by	Ptolemy's Geographia Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Malvensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Inferior
Directly connected to	(Pinoasa)[3] (Puținei)
Structure
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area	156 m × 114 m (1.77 [4][page needed] ha)
Shape	Round rectangle [3]
Location
Coordinates	44°50′N 22°55′E
Place name	Chivadarul [5] / Cetate
Town	Valea Perilor (Cătunele)
County	Gorj
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	GJ-I-s-B-09155.01 [5]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

Etymology

Romanian archaeologist and historian Grigore Tocilescu assumes that Amutria should be read Ad-mutriam, Ad Mutriam or Ad Mutrium, meaning by/at the Mutrium (Motru).^[2] The modern Romanian linguist Sorin Olteanu is also suggesting the form Ad Mutrius, with Mutrius possibly being the ancient name of Motru River.^{[6][citation needed]}

See also

• Amutria
• List of castra