Castra of Jac | |
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Known also as | Castra of Creaca |
Founded | 2nd century AD [1] [2] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD [1] [2] |
Previous fortification | Dacian[ citation needed] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Limes | Porolissensis |
Directly connected to | |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 110 m × 90 m (6.0[ citation needed] ha) |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Built during the reign of | Trajan [3] |
Stationed military units | |
— Numeri — | |
Numerus Palmyrenorum Sagittariorum Porolissensium [4] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E |
Place name | Citera [1] |
Town | Jac |
County | Sălaj |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | SJ-I-m-A-04909.17 [2] |
RO-RAN | 140734.14 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates |
[3]
|
Archaeologists |
|
Exhibitions | County Museum of History and Art, Zalău |
The Castra of Jac was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia. [1] [2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD. [1] [2] Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC) [2] and of a Roman watchtower [5] were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century. [1] [5] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania). [1] [2] The fort was manned by a Palmyran numerus with a detachment of horse-archers. [4]
Castra of Jac | |
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Known also as | Castra of Creaca |
Founded | 2nd century AD [1] [2] |
Abandoned | 3rd century AD [1] [2] |
Previous fortification | Dacian[ citation needed] |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Limes | Porolissensis |
Directly connected to | |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 110 m × 90 m (6.0[ citation needed] ha) |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Built during the reign of | Trajan [3] |
Stationed military units | |
— Numeri — | |
Numerus Palmyrenorum Sagittariorum Porolissensium [4] | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E |
Place name | Citera [1] |
Town | Jac |
County | Sălaj |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-LMI | SJ-I-m-A-04909.17 [2] |
RO-RAN | 140734.14 [1] |
Site notes | |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates |
[3]
|
Archaeologists |
|
Exhibitions | County Museum of History and Art, Zalău |
The Castra of Jac was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia. [1] [2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD. [1] [2] Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC) [2] and of a Roman watchtower [5] were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century. [1] [5] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania). [1] [2] The fort was manned by a Palmyran numerus with a detachment of horse-archers. [4]