Arcidava | |
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Alternative name(s) | Argidava, Arcidaba, Arghidava |
Known also as | Castra of Vărădia |
Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 172 m x 154 m (2.6 ha) |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
— Cohorts — | |
I Vindelicorum equitata (106 - 111/118) | |
Coordinates | 45°04′45″N 21°33′07″E / 45.079158°N 21.552013°E |
Altitude | 95 m (312 ft) |
Town | Vărădia |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Country | Romania |
RO-LMI | CS-I-s-A-10892 |
RO-RAN | 54519.01 |
Recognition | National Historical Monument |
Condition | Ruined |
Excavation dates |
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Archaeologists |
Castra Arcidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the area of the town of Arcidava (now Vărădia, Romania) in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.
Coordinates: 45°05′01″N 21°32′38″E / 45.08361°N 21.54389°E