Arcidava | |
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Alternative name(s) | Argidava, Arcidaba, Arghidava |
Known also as | Castra of Vărădia [1][2] |
Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 172 m × 154 m (2.6 [3] ha) |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
I Vindelicorum equitata (106 - 111/118)[4][page needed] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°04′45″N 21°33′07″E / 45.079158°N 21.552013°E |
Altitude | 95 m (312 ft) |
Town | Vărădia |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | CS-I-s-A-10892[1] |
RO-RAN | 54519.01[2] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1901, 1930, 1985 - 1990,1997 - 2002 |
Archaeologists | Felix Milleker |
Castra Arcidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the area of the town of Arcidava[3] (now Vărădia, Romania) in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2]
It was 17 km away from Ponte Fluvii fort (Grebenac), Serbia and located at the junction of the Lederata/Viminacium-Tibiscum military road with the Roman road from Almăj.[5]
The fort is on the road leading to Greoni, in the place called “Rovina” and was linked by a corridor to a watchtower on the Chilii Hill.