Argidava

Argidava
Arcidava on the Roman Dacia map.
Argidava is located in Romania
Argidava
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Alternative nameArgidaua, Arcidava, Arcidaua, Argedava, Argedauon, Argedabon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon
LocationPoiana Flămânda,[1] VărădiaCaraș-Severin CountyRomania
Coordinates45°05′N 21°33′E / 45.08°N 21.55°E / 45.08; 21.55
History
CulturesAlbocense
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Reference no.CS-I-s-B-10894 [1]

Argidava (Argidaua, Arcidava, Arcidaua, Argedava, Argedauon, Argedabon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon, Ancient Greek: Ἀργίδαυα, Αργεδαυον, Αργεδαβον, Σαργεδαυον) was a Dacian fortress town close to the Danube, inhabited and governed by the Albocense. Located in today's Vărădia, Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

After the Roman conquest of Dacia, it became a military and a civilian center, with a castrum (Roman fort) (see Castra Arcidava) built in the area. The fort was used to monitor the shores of the Danube.[2]

  1. ^ a b "National Archaeological Record (RAN)". ran.cimec.ro. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ Grumeza, Ion. Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe. Lanham: Hamilton Books, 2009, p. 13, ISBN 978-0-7618-4465-5.