Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară | |
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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 | |
Coordinates | 45°11′00″N 23°23′06″E / 45.183220°N 23.384921°E |
Altitude | c. 310 m |
Place name | Gară |
Town | Bumbești-Jiu |
County | Gorj |
Country | ![]() |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | GJ-I-s-A-09126 [2] |
RO-RAN | 79317.01 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition |
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Discovery year | 1897 [1] |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1897 [8][ verification needed], 1983 - 1992, 1994 - 1996, 1998 - 2000, 2002 - 2008 |
Archaeologists | B. Mariana Marcu, [9] Cristian Vlădescu, [9] Dumitru Hortopan [10] |
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 located in Bumbești-Jiu ( Romania). It replaced the nearby earlier fort of Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Vârtop in the 2nd century AD. [1] It defended and secured the entrance to the Jiului gorge and the Roman road from Bumbești through Porceni over the mountains, through the Vâlcan Pass to Sarmisegetuza.
A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.
Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară | |
---|---|
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 | |
Coordinates | 45°11′00″N 23°23′06″E / 45.183220°N 23.384921°E |
Altitude | c. 310 m |
Place name | Gară |
Town | Bumbești-Jiu |
County | Gorj |
Country | ![]() |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | GJ-I-s-A-09126 [2] |
RO-RAN | 79317.01 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition |
![]() |
Discovery year | 1897 [1] |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates | 1897 [8][ verification needed], 1983 - 1992, 1994 - 1996, 1998 - 2000, 2002 - 2008 |
Archaeologists | B. Mariana Marcu, [9] Cristian Vlădescu, [9] Dumitru Hortopan [10] |
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 located in Bumbești-Jiu ( Romania). It replaced the nearby earlier fort of Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Vârtop in the 2nd century AD. [1] It defended and secured the entrance to the Jiului gorge and the Roman road from Bumbești through Porceni over the mountains, through the Vâlcan Pass to Sarmisegetuza.
A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.