Docidava (castra)
| Docidava | |
|---|---|
| castra of Buciumi | |
 Principia | |
  Location within Romania | |
| 47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.048292°N 23.044678°E | |
| Location | Grădiște, Buciumi, Romania |
| History | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1] |
| Built | Trajan |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Condition | Ruined |
Docidava[2] 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]
It controlled the road through the Rag pass cutting through Meseș Mountains which was blocked by a stone wall (clausura) directing the traffic to a guarded entrance, and the road from the fort of Bologa towards the central area of the NW segment of Limes Porolissensis. It was supported by two fortlets and approximately 23 towers.[4]
Gallery
Via Praetoria
Porta Praetoria
Via Principalis
Porta Principalis Dextra
Porta Principalis Sinistra
South round tower
Columns of Principia
Principia
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 "140388.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Deac, Dan (2013-01-01). "Dan Deac, The Toponymy of Dacia Porolissensis. Recent Research and New Approaches". Ephemeris Napocensis XXIII.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ Boragno, Lorenzo (6 January 2022). "The iron of the Empire: the production of iron made military equipment in the province of Dacia (AD 106 - AD 270)" (PDF). HAL. p. 272. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
External links
Media related to Castra of Buciumi at Wikimedia Commons- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Deprecated link archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.04833°N 23.04472°E