Castra Arcidava

Coordinates: 45°05′01″N 21°32′38″E / 45.08361°N 21.54389°E / 45.08361; 21.54389
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Arcidava
Dacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area172 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
RO-LMI
CS-I-s-A-10892[1]
RO-RAN54519.01[2]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1901, 1930, 1985 - 1990,1997 - 2002
ArchaeologistsFelix Milleker

Castra Arcidava was a

Arcidava[3] (now Vărădia, Romania) in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2]

It was 17 km away from Ponte Fluvii fort (

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.

Western Dacia forts

See also

  • List of castra

External links

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (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.
  2. ^ a b c "54519.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-22. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Arcidava". Strateg Maps. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ Dacia și Pannonia Inferior în cadrul evenimentelor din anii 107-108, Prof.dr. Bogdan Muscalu
  5. ^ Touristic route no. 4: The Romans’ Roads (I) https://banatul-montan.ro/en/the-romans-roads-i/

45°05′01″N 21°32′38″E / 45.08361°N 21.54389°E / 45.08361; 21.54389