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Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară
Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Gară is located in Romania
Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Gară
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1][2]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area167 m × 167 m (2.8 ha)
Construction techniqueOpus caementicium [3][4]
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. V Macedonica[citation needed]
— Cohorts —
Location
Altitudec. 310 m
Place nameGară
TownBumbești-Jiu
CountyGorj
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIGJ-I-s-A-09126 [2]
RO-RAN79317.01 [1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Discovery year1897 [1]
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
Exhibitions"Alexandru Ștefulescu" History and Archeology Museum

The castra of Bumbești-Jiu now known as Gară was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][2] A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.[1][2] The ruins of the fort are located in Bumbești-Jiu (Romania).[1][2] In the same town, the ruins of an other Roman fort were also unearthed.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Castrul şi aşezarea civilă de la Bumbeşti-Jiu - "Gară"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ 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 1217. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia") (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.
  4. ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 18.
  5. ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 154.
  6. ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 152.
  7. ^ Istoria Daciei romane, de Adrian Bejan Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 1983 - 1992". Cronica cercetărilor arheologice din România. CIMEC. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  10. ^ Marinoiu, Vasile (2008). "Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 2008". Retrieved October 14, 2013.

45°10′57″N 23°22′20″E / 45.18250°N 23.37222°E / 45.18250; 23.37222

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