Jidava (or ''Jidova'') was a
fort
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(also called Campulung Muscel fort) in the Roman province of Dacia 4 km southwest of the town of
Campulung, Romania. It was built around 190–211 AD as part of the frontier system of the
Limes Transalutanus located approximately 20 km south of the Rucăr-Bran pass.
It has been excavated and can be seen today.
The site is administered by the
ArgeÈ™ County Museum.
[''Enciclopedia Argeșului și Muscelului'' - M]
, at the University of Piteștibr>''Enciclopedia Argeșului și Muscelului'' site
, p. 123
The first wooden buildings were destroyed by a fire dated by coins of
Geta
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and
Severus Alexander
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(222). The stone buildings built afterwards were again destroyed by fire dated by a coin of
Philip II (246), the latest coin discovered on the limes.
Small thermal baths were at the NE end of the praetorium, built of brick after the stone ''praetorium'', and overlapping the ''via sagularis'' and part of the ''agger''.
[Petolescu, C.C., Matei-Popescu, F., Dumitrescu, I. și Piţigoi, A. Cronica Cercetărilor Arheologice, 68-76, nr. 11 2020]
Campulung Muscel II
A smaller fort or ''castellum'' (Campulung Muscel II) was about 300m to the south at Biserica Jidovilor. Inside, a two-roomed building equipped with a heating system (hypocaust) and traces of wooden barracks have been identified. A date of beginning of the 2nd century is likely.
Gallery
File:Jidava - Plan.svg, The plan of the castrum
File:Castrul Roman Jidova 3.jpg, The front of reconstructed wall and tower
File:Castrul Roman Jidova 2.jpg, The back of reconstructed wall and tower
File:Castrul Roman Jidova.jpg, Praetorium
File:Castra Jidava - Hipocaust.jpg, Hypocaust
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room of Praetorium
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 ...
Notes
External links
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Roman castra from Romania - Google MapsEarth
Roman auxiliary forts in Romania
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Câmpulung
Historic monuments in ArgeÈ™ County
Limes Transalutanus
{{Limes Dacicus