Castra Acidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia,[2] The toponym is attested in the Peutinger Table.[3] built near the ancient town of Acidava.
| Acidava | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Enoșești |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan ? |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Limes | Alutanus |
| Directly connected to | Romula |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| I Thracum[1] I Flavia Commagenorum[1] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°22′41″N 24°15′53″E / 44.37806°N 24.26472°E |
| Place name | Culă Enoșești |
| Town | Enoșești |
| County | Olt |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-RAN | 128150.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
It was part of the Limes Alutanus frontier system built under emperor Hadrian running north–south along the Alutus (Olt) river.[4]
See also edit
External links edit
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
Notes edit
- ^ a b Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
- ^ Poulter, A.; DARMC; R. Talbert; S. Gillies; S. Vanderbilt; J. Becker; T. Elliott (17 December 2020). "Places: 216997 (Sucidava)". Pleiades. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "Name: Acidava".
- ^ Blejan 1998, p. 42.
Sources edit
- Blejan, Adrian (1998). Dacia Felix – Istoria Daciei Romane (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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