Castra Arcidava was a
fort
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in the
Roman province
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of
Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ro ...
in the area of the town of
Arcidava
Argidava (''Argidaua'', ''Arcidava'', ''Arcidaua'', ''Argedava'', ''Argedauon'', ''Argedabon'', ''Sargedava'', ''Sargedauon'', ''Zargedava'', ''Zargedauon'', ) was a Dacian fortress town close to the Danube, inhabited and governed by the Alb ...
(now
Vărădia
Vărădia () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Banat, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Mercina (''Mercsény'') and Vărădia.
It is located near the border with Serbia, on the river Caraș, at a distance of from Oravița and fr ...
,
Romania
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) in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.
It was 17 km away from ''Ponte Fluvii'' fort (
Grebenac), Serbia and located at the junction of the
Lederata/
Viminacium
Viminacium (also ''Viminatium)'' was a major city, military camp, and the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman province of Moesia (modern-day Serbia). Following the division of Moesia in 87, following Domitian's Domitian's Dacian War, Dacian War, i ...
-
Tibiscum
Tibiscum (''Tibisco'', ''Tibiscus'', ''Tibiskon'') was a Dacian town mentioned by Ptolemy, later a Roman fort and municipium. The ruins of the ancient settlement are located in Jupa, near Caransebeș, Caraș-Severin County, Romania. The Roman ...
military road with the Roman road from
Almăj
Almăj is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 1,792 people as of 2021. It is composed of four villages: Almăj, Bogea, Moșneni, and Șitoaia. It also included Beharca and Coțofenii din Față villages until 2004, whe ...
.
[Touristic route no. 4: The Romans’ Roads (I) https://banatul-montan.ro/en/the-romans-roads-i/]
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.
See also
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List of castra
Castra (Latin, singular castrum) were military forts of various sizes used by the Roman army throughout the Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa.
The largest castra were permanent legionary fortresses.
Locations
The disposition of the castra refl ...
External links
Roman castra from Romania - Google MapsEarth
Notes
Roman Dacia
Roman auxiliary forts in Romania
History of Banat
Historic monuments in Caraș-Severin County
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