| 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[citation needed] |
| 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 | 110 m × 90 m (6.0[citation needed] ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Trajan[3] |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Numerus Palmyrenorum Sagittariorum Porolissensium[4] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E |
| 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 | [3]
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| Archaeologists |
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| 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[5] were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][5] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania).[1][2] The fort was manned by a Palmyran numerus with a detachment of horse-archers.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
- ^ a b "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b Opreanu, Coriolan Horatiu. "The Garrison of the Roman Fort at Porolissum (Dacia). The Analysis of the Tile-Stamps".
- ^ a b "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.