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Castra Arcidava
Castra Arcidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the area of the town of Arcidava[3] (now Vărădia, Romania) in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2]
| Arcidava | |
|---|---|
Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Argidava, Arcidaba, Arghidava |
| Known also as | Castra of Vărădia [1][2] |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 172 m × 154 m (2.6 [3] ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| I Vindelicorum equitata (106 - 111/118)[4][page needed] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°04′45″N 21°33′07″E / 45.079158°N 21.552013°E |
| Altitude | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Town | Vărădia |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CS-I-s-A-10892[1] |
| RO-RAN | 54519.01[2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1901, 1930, 1985 - 1990,1997 - 2002 |
| Archaeologists | Felix Milleker |
It was 17 km away from Ponte Fluvii fort (Grebenac), Serbia and located at the junction of the Lederata/Viminacium-Tibiscum military road with the Roman road from Almăj.[5]
The fort is on the road leading to Greoni, in the place called “Rovina” and was linked by a corridor to a watchtower on the Chilii Hill.
See also edit
External links edit
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Notes edit
- ^ a b c (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 898. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b c . National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-22. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b . Strateg Maps. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Dacia și Pannonia Inferior în cadrul evenimentelor din anii 107-108, Prof.dr. Bogdan Muscalu
- ^ Touristic route no. 4: The Romans’ Roads (I) https://banatul-montan.ro/en/the-romans-roads-i/