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Castra Arcidava

Arcidava
Castra Arcidava is located in Romania
Castra Arcidava
Location within Romania
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 / 45.079158; 21.552013
Altitude 95 m (312 ft)
Town Vărădia
County Caraș-Severin
Country  Romania
RO-LMI CS-I-s-A-10892
RO-RAN 54519.01
Recognition Monument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Excavation dates
  • 1901
  • 1930
  • 1985 - 1990
  • 1997 - 2002
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 / 45.08361; 21.54389



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