Napoca (castra)

Napoca
The fort of Napoca [1]
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Napuca, [2] Napuka [2]
Founded during the reign of	Trajan  ?
Founded	2nd century AD
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Porolissensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	500 m × 500 m (2.5 [3] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Flavia Ulpia Hispanorum III Campestris
Location
Coordinates	46°46′13″N23°35′20″E / 46.770353°N 23.588954°E / 46.770353; 23.588954
Altitude	346 m (1,135 ft)
Town	Cluj-Napoca
County	Cluj
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-RAN	54984.02 [3]
Site notes
Condition	Ruined

Napoca was a Roman castra (fort) in the province of Dacia. ^[4]

Napoca in Tabula Peutingeriana

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today

Notes

1. Rusu-Bolindeț, Viorica; Sălăgean, Tudor; Varga, Rada (2010). Archaeologica et Historica in honorem Magistri Dorin Alicu, 2010 -extras.pdf Studia Archaeologica et Historica in Honorem Magistri Dorin Alicu (PDF). Cluj-Napoca: Argonaut. p. 640. ISBN   978-973-109-237-9.{{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)
2. Schütte, Gudmund (1917). "Ptolemy's maps of northern Europe, a reconstruction of the prototypes". The Royal Danish Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
3. "Situl arheologic "Oraşul antic Napoca" de la Cluj-Napoca". Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional (RAN). Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. August 3, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
4. Crișan, I.H; Bărbulescu, M; Chirilă, E.; Vasiliev, V.; Winkler, I. (1992). Repertoriu arheologic al județului Cluj. Cluj-Napoca.

46°46′N23°35′E / 46.767°N 23.583°E / 46.767; 23.583