Cumidava (castra)

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Cumidava
Castra Cumidava 001.jpg
Ruins of the Northeastern gate (2013)
Cumidava (castra) is located in Romania
Cumidava (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Comidava, Komidava [1]
Known also asCastra of Râșnov
Founded2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesTransalutanus
Nearby water(Bârsa)
Directly connected to(Drumul Carului) •
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area124 m × 118 m (1.46 [2] ha)
Construction techniqueOpus incertum[2]
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area114 m × 110 m (1.2 [2] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
[3]
Location
Coordinates45°37′07″N 25°26′30″E / 45.618707°N 25.441580°E / 45.618707; 25.441580
Altitude608 m (1,995 ft)
Place name
TownRâșnov
CountyBrașov
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIBV-I-s-A-11283
40376.01
Site notes
RecognitionMonument istoric.svg National Historical Monument
Discovery year1856 [2]
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
Archaeologists

Castra Cumidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. It is located at 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the city Râșnov, at the common border with the city of Vulcan. The archaeological site is located on the middle terrace of Bârsa River. It includes a defensive line of about 2 ha (4.9 acres).

The inscription found in the fort testifies about a Roman cohort of Vindelici who had taken the name Cumidava (Komidava of Ptolemy) from its place of cantonment.[1] The fact that the Romans preserved the Dacian name is quite suggestive.[clarification needed][4][full citation needed] The native Geto-Dacian population,[dubious – discuss] which became the basis for a new civilization, lent its specific characteristics, while the Latin-speaking colonists introduced Roman traits.[5][full citation needed]

The plan of castra.

The relatively small castrum (110 m x 114 m) belonged administratively to the Dacia Apulensis. It was continuously used by only two cohorts Vindelicorum Cumidavensis (cohors VI and cohors VI Nova).[6]

An inscription from 3rd century AD dedicated to Iulia Mamea was found here:[7]

Iuliae Mameae augustae matri Domini nostri sanctissimi Imperatoris Caesaris Severi Alexandi augusti et castrorum senatusque cohors Vindelicorum Piae fidelis Cumidavensis Alexandrianae ex quaestura sua dedicante la sdio Dominatio legato augusti III Daciarum.[7]

See also[]

  • List of castra

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b L'Année épigraphique: revue des publications épigraphiques relatives a l'antiquité romaine, Académie des inscriptions & belles-lettres (France) Presses Universitaires de France., 1968,
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Raport științific privind derularea proiectului Strategii defensive și politici transfrontaliere. Integrarea spațiului Dunării de Jos în civilizația romană (STRATEG)
  3. ^ Istoria României, Transilvania, Volumul I, Capitolul II - Etnogeneza românilor, de Dr. Ioan Glodariu Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Morgan 2009, p. 223.
  5. ^ Treptow & Bolovan 1996, p. 35.
  6. ^ Dumitru Protase, Istoria Romanilor: Daco-Romani, Romanici, Algeni, Academia Româna, Secția de Științe Istorice și Arheologie, Editura Enciclopedică, 2001,
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Pintilie, Alin-Sebastian. "Castrul roman Cumidava". Retrieved 2013-05-06.

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