Acidava

Acidava
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Acidaua
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana
Location
Coordinates	44°22′31″N 24°16′39″E / 44.375411°N 24.277634°E / 44.375411; 24.277634Coordinates: 44°22′31″N 24°16′39″E / 44.375411°N 24.277634°E / 44.375411; 24.277634
Altitude	127 m
Town	Enoșești
County	Olt County
Country	Romania

Acidava (Acidaua) was a Dacian and later Roman fortress on the Olt river near the lower Danube.^[1] The settlements remains are located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Romania.

After the Roman conquest of Dacia by Roman Emperor Trajan, Acidava became a civilian and military center, with castra being built in the area. Acidava was part of the Limes Alutanus, a line of fortifications built under emperor Hadrian running north-south along the Alutus - the Olt river.^[2] The function of the limes was to monitor the Roxolani to the east and deter any possible attacks.^[3]

Acidava is depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana between Romula and Rusidava.^[4] The same document depicts a second Acidava, between Cedoniae and Apula, but some authors believe it is actually a copy error^[5] and the correct name is Sacidava, another Dacian town.

Acidava on the Roman Dacia selection from Tabula Peutingeriana

Acidava within Limes Alutanus - Red line to the left

See also

• Acidava (castra)
• Dacia
• Roman Dacia
• List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
• Dacian davae

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dacia and Dacians.

• Archaeological sites around Enoşeşti on the Mapserver for Romanian National Cultural Heritage
• Many items recovered from Acidava are available at the Olt County Museum, Romania
• Acidava in the Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
• Acidava in the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854)
• Sorin Olteanu's Project: Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section
• A street in Bucharest, having the ancient city name: Strada Acidava

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