Jidava (castra)

Jidava

Panoramic view from porta principalis sinistra: praetorium in front and then principia.
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Jidova, Sidova
Known also as Castra of Câmpulung
Founded during the reign of Commodus or Septimius
Founded 190 ÷ 211 AD
Previous fortification Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Malvensis
Administrative unit Dacia Inferior
Limes Transalutanus
Directly connected to
  • (Purcăreni)
  • (Voinești)
Structure
— Stone [1] structure —
Size and area 100 m x 132 m (1.3 ha)
Stationed military units
Cohorts
I Flavia Commagenorum
Location
Place name Apa sărată
Town Câmpulung
County Argeș
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI AG-I-m-A-13357.02
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Discovery year 1876
Condition Partially reconstructed
Excavation dates
  • 1876
  • 1962
Archaeologists Dimitrie Butculescu
Media related to Jidava at Wikimedia Commons

Jidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

Since 1969, the site has been administered by the Argeș County Museum.[2]

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Coordinates: 45°13′15″N 25°00′45″E / 45.22083°N 25.01250°E