Docidava (castra)
| Docidava | |
|---|---|
 Principia | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name | castra of Buciumi |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia Superior |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Limes | Porolissensis |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 134 m × 167 m (2.2 ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 125 m × 160 m (2.0 ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| I Augusta Ituraeorum, II Augusta Brittonum | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.048292°N 23.044678°E |
| Altitude | 373 m |
| Place name | Grădiște |
| Town | Buciumi |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SJ-I-s-A-04862[2] |
| RO-RAN | 140388.03[1] |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-070 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Exhibitions | County Museum of History and Art, Zalău |
Docidava[3] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] Remains of the surrounding vicus were also unearthed.[2] The castra's ruins are located in Buciumi, Romania.[1][2]
It controlled the road through the Rag pass cutting through Meseș Mountains which was blocked by a stone wall (clausura) directing the traffic to a guarded entrance, and the road from the fort of Bologa towards the central area of the NW segment of Limes Porolissensis. It was supported by two fortlets and approximately 23 towers.[4]
Gallery
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Via Praetoria -
Porta Praetoria -
Via Principalis -
Porta Principalis Dextra -
Porta Principalis Sinistra -
South round tower -
Columns of Principia -
Principia
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "140388.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "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 2082. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Deac, Dan (2013-01-01). "Dan Deac, The Toponymy of Dacia Porolissensis. Recent Research and New Approaches". Ephemeris Napocensis XXIII.
- ^ Boragno, Lorenzo (6 January 2022). "The iron of the Empire: the production of iron made military equipment in the province of Dacia (AD 106 - AD 270)" (PDF). HAL. p. 272. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
External links
Media related to Castra of Buciumi at Wikimedia Commons- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.04833°N 23.04472°E