Arcobara (castra)

Arcobara
  • Castra of Ilișua [1][2]
  • Castra of Uriu
The plan of castra.
Arcobara (castra) is located in Romania
Arcobara (castra)
Location within Romania
47°12′38″N 24°05′43″E / 47.210528°N 24.095361°E / 47.210528; 24.095361
LocationPlatoul Măgura, Ilișua, Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
History
Founded2nd century AD
Site notes
Elevation267 m (876 ft)
Excavation dates
Archaeologists
  • Jozsef Torma[3]
  • Karoly Torma[3]
  • Dumitru Protase[4]
  • Corneliu Gaiu[2]
ConditionRuined

Arcobara [5] (previously identified as Arcobadara [6][7][8]) also known as Castra of Ilișua was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[2] It was unearthed in the village Ilişua (commune Uriu, Romania) in 1978.[2] The fort was garrisoned by Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana.[9] On the site 27 stone ballista projectiles were discovered of diameters between 7 and 13.5 cm and weighing up to 2 kg[10] indicating the presence of ballistarii.[10]

History

Three phases of the castra are known:[11]

1.The earth and timber fort was established.

2.Possibly during the early years of Hadrian's reign ala Tungrorum Frontoniana was stationed here, leading to an enlargement of the fort.

3.The last phase of the fort included a leveling of some of the previous buildings and fortifications and the construction of stone walls.


See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "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 472. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Situl arheologic de la Ilişua - Vicinal". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-07-22. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Corneliu Gaiu, Radu Zăgreanu: "Inscripţii şi piese sculpturale din castrul roman de la Ilişua", Ed. Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2012
  4. 1 2 Bibliografia lucrărilor științifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj (1920-2005)
  5. ↑ Dana, Dan; Gaiu, Radu; Zăgreanu, Radu (2012). "Un nou duplicarius din ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana atestat pe un vas descoperit în castrul roman de la Arcobara/Ilișua". p. 56. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Nemeti, Sorin; Bărbulescu, Mihai (2010). "Arcobadara". p. 11. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  7. ↑ Cristian Găzdac, Corneliu Gaiu, Elena Marchiş: "Arcobadara (Ilişua)", Ed. Mega Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2011
  8. ↑ "Intâlnire cu lumea romană ("Meeting with the Roman world")". Bistrita24.ro - la zi. 2011-03-24. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Nemeti, Sorin. "Piese de bronz roman de la Ilișua ("Roman bronze pieces from Ilişua")". Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  10. 1 2 Zăgreanu, Radu (2013). "Proiectile de piatră din castrul roman de la Arcobadara". Revista Bistriței. Editura Accent. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Țentea, Ovidiu; Teodor, Eugen (2006-01-01). Dacia Augusti Provincia. Crearea provinciei. p. 207.

47°12′34″N 24°08′24″E / 47.20944°N 24.14000°E / 47.20944; 24.14000


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