Jidava (castra)

Jidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

Jidava
Panoramic view from porta principalis sinistra: praetorium in front and then principia.
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Jidova, Sidova
Known also asCastra of Câmpulung
Founded during the reign ofCommodus or Septimius
Founded190 – 211 AD
Previous fortificationDacian
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
LimesTransalutanus
Directly connected to
  • (Purcăreni)
  • (Voinești)
Structure
— Stone[1] structure —
Size and area100 m × 132 m (1.3 ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Flavia Commagenorum
Location
Coordinates45°13′14.69″N 25°00′44.95″E
Place nameApa sărată
TownCâmpulung
CountyArgeș
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIAG-I-m-A-13357.02
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Discovery year1876
ConditionPartially reconstructed
Excavation dates
  • 1876
  • 1962
ArchaeologistsDimitrie Butculescu

Since 1969, the site has been administered by the Argeș County Museum.[2]

  • The plan of the castrum
  • The front of reconstructed wall and tower
  • The back of reconstructed wall and tower
  • Praetorium
  • Hypocaust room of Praetorium

See also

Notes
  1. TRUPE FARA CASTRE, CASTRE FARA TRUPE ÎN DACIA, Dan Matei
  2. (in Romanian) Enciclopedia Argeșului și Muscelului - M, at the University of Pitești Enciclopedia Argeșului și Muscelului site Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, p. 123
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