Castra of Jac

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Castra of Jac
Castra of Jac is located in Romania
Castra of Jac
Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Creaca
Founded2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1][2]
Previous fortificationDacian[citation needed]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Porolissensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesPorolissensis
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area300 m × 200 m (6.0[citation needed] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign ofTrajan[citation needed]
Built106[citation needed]
Stationed military units
Legions
VII Gemina Felix[citation needed]
Location
Coordinates47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E / 47.167; 23.183Coordinates: 47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E / 47.167; 23.183
Place nameCitera[1]
TownJac
CountySălaj
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMISJ-I-m-A-04909.17[2]
140734.14[1]
Site notes
RecognitionMonument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates[citation needed]
  • 1958
  • 2005 - 2010
Archaeologists
ExhibitionsCounty Museum of History and Art, Zalău

The Castra of Jac was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC)[2] and of a Roman watchtower[3] were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century.[1][3] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania).[1][2]

See also[]

  • List of castra

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "140734.14". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-05-07. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 2090. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "140734.11". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-05-07. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

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