Buridava (castra)

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Buridava
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Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Stolniceni
Founded during the reign of Trajan
Foundedc. 103 AD
Attested by Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Malvensis
Administrative unit Dacia Inferior
Limes Alutanus
Directly connected to Arutela, Castra Traiana
Structure
— Stone structure —
Stationed military units
Cohorts
Numeri
Location
Coordinates 45°02′02″N24°18′15″E / 45.033901°N 24.304256°E / 45.033901; 24.304256
Altitude215 m
Town Stolniceni
County Vâlcea
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI VL-I-s-A-09580
Site notes
Recognition Monument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1950
Archaeologists
Exhibitions Vâlcea County Museum

Castra Buridava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, part of the frontier system of the Limes Alutanus, and near the Dacian and Roman town of Buridava.

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The Romans presence from the end of the Trajan's First Dacian War (102) has been proven. The quarters of the governor of Moesia Inferior were here, with important military units, along with pedites singulares, his personal guard. Troops from the 1st Italica, 5th Macedonica, and 11th Claudia legions participated in the first constructions during Trajan's time, as well as auxiliary units cohort II Flavia Bessorum, cohort IX Batavorum. [2]

Two groups of Roman thermal baths were found. Archaeology in 2022 discovered 13 rooms from the small baths, of which five are apses. [3]

The most recent investigation place the extent of the site at approximately 50 hectares, with most of the significant structures clustered between Olt and the national road. The exact location of the fort is unknown.


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Limes Alutanus (left)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Adrian Bejan: DACIA FELIX - Istoria Daciei romane Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Țentea, Ovidiu; Matei-Popescu, Florian; Călina, Vlad (2021), „Frontiera romană din Dacia Inferior. O trecere în revistă și o actualizare. Partea 1”, Cercetări Arheologice, 28 (1): pp. 9–90
  3. Limes Alutanus: frontierele Imperiului Roman. Vestigiile de pe Valea Oltului FOTO https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/ramnicu-valcea/limes-alutanus-frontierele-imperiului-roman-2280147.html?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral

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