The Castra of Jac was a
fort
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made of earth 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 ...
.
It was erected in the 2nd century AD.
Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC)
and of a Roman watchtower
were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century.
Traces of the ''castra'' can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune
Creaca
Creaca () is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania.
Villages
The commune is composed of nine villages: Borza (''Egregyborzova''), Brebi (''Beréd''), Brusturi (''Somróújfalu''), Ciglean (''Csiglen''), Creaca, Jac (''Zsákfalva' ...
,
Romania
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).
The fort was manned by a Palmyran
numerus with a detachment of
horse-archers.
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 ...
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Limes Porolissensis
Notes
External links
Roman castra from Romania - Google MapsEarth
Roman auxiliary forts in Romania
History of Crișana
Historic monuments in Sălaj County
Limes Porolissensis
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