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Docidava (castra)

Coordinates: 47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.04833°N 23.04472°E / 47.04833; 23.04472
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Not to be confused with Castra of Bucium.
Castra of Buciumi
Principia
Docidava (castra) is located in Romania
Docidava (castra)
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Porolissensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesPorolissensis
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area134 m × 167 m (2.2 [2] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area125 m × 160 m (2.0 [2] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
Location
Coordinates47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.048292°N 23.044678°E / 47.048292; 23.044678
Altitude373 m
Place nameGrădiște
TownBuciumi
CountySălaj
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMISJ-I-s-A-04862[3]
RO-RAN140388.03[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
ExhibitionsCounty Museum of History and Art, Zalău

The castra of Buciumi was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][3] Remains of the surrounding vicus were also unearthed.[3] The castra's ruins are located in Buciumi, Romania.[1][3]

  • Via Praetoria
    Via Praetoria
  • Porta Praetoria
    Porta Praetoria
  • Via Principalis
    Via Principalis
  • Porta Principalis Dextra
    Porta Principalis Dextra
  • Porta Principalis Sinistra
    Porta Principalis Sinistra
  • South round tower
    South round tower
  • Columns of Principia
    Columns of Principia
  • Principia
    Principia

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "140388.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Buciumi". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  3. ^ a b c d "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 2082. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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