Castra Arcidava

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 x 154 m (2.6 [3] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Vindelicorum equitata (106 - 111/118)[4]
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
  • Grigore Florescu
  • Eugen Iaroslavschi
  • Ovidiu Bozu
  • Eduard Nemeth

Castra Arcidava[3] 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]

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "54519.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-22. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Arcidava". Strateg Maps. http://www.net4u.ro. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Dacia și Pannonia Inferior în cadrul evenimentelor din anii 107-108, Prof.dr. Bogdan Muscalu

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