Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Gară
| Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 167 m × 167 m (2.8 ha) |
| Construction technique | Opus caementicium [3][4] |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. V Macedonica[citation needed] | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Altitude | c. 310 m |
| Place name | Gară |
| Town | Bumbești-Jiu |
| County | Gorj |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | GJ-I-s-A-09126 [2] |
| RO-RAN | 79317.01 [1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1897 [1] |
| Condition | Ruined |
| 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]
See also
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth
- Castrele romane de la Bumbești Jiu, cea mai simplă soluție pentru dezvoltarea orașului
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia") (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.
- ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 18.
- ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 154.
- ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 152.
- ^ Istoria Daciei romane, de Adrian Bejan Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 1983 - 1992". Cronica cercetărilor arheologice din România. CIMEC. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Marinoiu, Vasile (2008). "Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 2008". Retrieved October 14, 2013.