Castra of Jac

Castra of Jac
Location within Romania
Known also as Castra of Creaca
Founded 2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned 3rd century AD[1][2]
Previous fortification Dacian
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 300 m x 200 m (6.0 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign of Trajan
Built 106
Stationed military units
— Legions —
VII Gemina Felix
Location
Coordinates 47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E / 47.167; 23.183Coordinates: 47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E / 47.167; 23.183
Place name Citera[1]
Town Jac
County Sălaj
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI SJ-I-m-A-04909.17[2]
RO-RAN 140734.14[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1958
  • 2005 - 2010
Archaeologists
  • Nicolae Gudea
  • Alexandru V. Matei
  • Horea Pop
  • Mircea Rusu
Exhibitions County Museum of History and Art, Zalău

The Castra of Jac was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC)[2] and of a Roman watchtower[3] were unearthed. The fort and the wathctower were abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][3] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania).[1][2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "140734.14". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-05-07. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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 2090. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "140734.11". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-05-07. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2013.


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