Castra of Aradul Nou

Castra of Aradul Nou
Location within Romania
Founded 2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned 2nd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Nearby water Marisus
Directly connected to Morisena(Lipova)
Stationed military units
Legions
Location
Coordinates 46°08′29″N 21°17′59″E / 46.14149°N 21.29969°E
Place name Aradul Nou neighborhood [3]
Town Arad
County Arad
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-RAN not listed[4]
Site notes
Condition Unidentified[3]
Exhibitions Muzeul de Arheologie și Istorie Arad

The castra of Aradul Nou was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia,[1] located in a modern neighborhood of Arad in Romania.[2][3] Bricks bearing the name of two Roman legions (Legio IV Flavia Felix and Legio XIII Gemina) were unearthed at this location.[2][3] Built under Emperor Trajan and abandoned thereafter,[1] this auxiliary fort protected the road leading from Micia to Partiscum (Szeged, Hungary).[2][3]

Gallery

Brick stamp of the Legio IV Flavia Felix from the Castra of Arad

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bejan, Adrian (1998). Dacia Felix: Istoria Daciei romane ("Dacia Felix: A History of Roman Dacia") (PDF) (in Romanian). Timişoara. p. 44.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Aradul Nou". STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). http://www.net4u.ro. Retrieved 05-01-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Gudea, Nicolae (1997). Der Dakische Limes: Materialien zu seiner Geschichte ("The Dacian Limes: Material for its History") (PDF). Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz (in German) 2 (44) (Mainz, Germany: Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz). p. 23. Retrieved 04-01-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "Arad". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 09-04-2012. Retrieved 05-01-2013. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)

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Coordinates: 46°11′N 21°19′E / 46.183°N 21.317°E