Resculum (castra)

Resculum
Resculum
	View from South-East
	Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Rucconium
Known also as	Castra of Bologa; Castra of Poieni;
Founded during the reign of	Trajan
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	Optatiana; (Buciumi); (Gilău);
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	122 m × 213 m (2.6 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area	130 m × 203 m (2.6 ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
	I Ulpia Brittonum; I Aelia Gaestorum milliaria; II Hispanorum scutata Cyrenaica equitata;
Location
Coordinates	46°53′08″N 22°53′05″E / 46.885694°N 22.884611°E
Altitude	c. 527 m
Place name	Grădiște
Town	Bologa
County	Cluj
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CJ-I-s-A-06975
RO-RAN	59069.01
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1930; 1970; 2012-2013;
Archaeologists	Mihail Macrea; Nicolae Gudea; Felix Marcu; George Cupcea; Gelu Oloşutean ; Cristian Filip ; Imola Boda; Xenia Păuşa ;

Resculum or Rucconium^[4] was an ancient Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located near the village of Bologa, Cluj county, at the confluence of river Sebeș with river Criș, on the promontory of a hill. A vicus developed close to the castrum.^[5] An inscription cited by Károly Torma but now lost named the associated civil settlement as Anartorum.^[6]

It was the southwestern start point of Limes Porolissensis, from which a road led to Porolissum. An advanced outpost, 30km down the Crișul Repede valley, at Negreni, was connected to the fort.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bologa". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
^ Tactică, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, Petru Ureche^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Castrul roman de la Bologa - "Grădiște"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
^ Deac, Dan (2013-01-01). "Dan Deac, The Toponymy of Dacia Porolissensis. Recent Research and New Approaches". Ephemeris Napocensis XXIII.
^ "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
^ 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. 265. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[strateg-1] "Bologa". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.

[2] Tactică, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, Petru Ureche^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[ran-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Castrul roman de la Bologa - "Grădiște"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

[4] Deac, Dan (2013-01-01). "Dan Deac, The Toponymy of Dacia Porolissensis. Recent Research and New Approaches". Ephemeris Napocensis XXIII.

[5] "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

[Boragno-6] 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. 265. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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