Resculum (castra)

Resculum

View from South-East
Location within Romania
Known also as
  • Castra of Bologa
  • Castra of Poieni
Founded 2nd century AD
Abandoned c. 4th-5th century AD
Attested by Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Porolissensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Limes Porolissensis
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 122 m x 213 m (2.6 [1] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area 130 m x 203 m (2.6 [1] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
  • I Ulpia Brittonum [1]
  • I Aelia Gaestorum milliaria
  • II Hispanorum scutata Cyrenaica equitata [2]
Location
Coordinates 46°53′08″N 22°53′05″E / 46.885694°N 22.884611°ECoordinates: 46°53′08″N 22°53′05″E / 46.885694°N 22.884611°E
Altitude c. 527 m
Place name Grădiște [3]
Town Bologa
County Cluj
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CJ-I-s-A-06975 [3]
RO-RAN 59069.01 [3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1930
  • 1970
  • 2012-2013
Archaeologists
  • Mihail Macrea
  • Nicolae Gudea [3]
  • Felix Marcu [3]
  • George Cupcea [3]
  • Gelu Oloşutean [3]
  • Cristian Filip [3]
  • Imola Boda [3]
  • Xenia Păuşa [3]
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Resculum was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bologa
  2. ↑ Tactică, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, Petru Ureche
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Castrul roman de la Bologa - "Grădiște"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2014-05-01.