Castra Arcidava

Castra Arcidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the area of the town of Arcidava^[3] (now Vărădia, Romania) in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.^[1][2]

Alternative name(s)Argidava, Arcidaba, Arghidava

Known also asCastra of Vărădia ^[1][2]

Founded during the reign ofTrajan

ProvinceDacia

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Arcidava
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Argidava, Arcidaba, Arghidava
Known also as	Castra of Vărădia [1][2]
Founded during the reign of	Trajan
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	172 m × 154 m (2.6 [3] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Vindelicorum equitata (106 - 111/118)[4][page needed]
Location
Coordinates	45.079158°N 21.552013°E / 45.079158; 21.552013
Altitude	95 m (312 ft)
Town	Vărădia
County	Caraș-Severin
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CS-I-s-A-10892[1]
RO-RAN	54519.01[2]
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-002
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1901, 1930, 1985 - 1990, 1997 - 2002
Archaeologists	Felix Milleker

Close

It was 17 km away from Ponte Fluvii fort (Grebenac), Serbia and located at the junction of the Lederata/Viminacium-Tibiscum military road with the Roman road from Almăj.^[5]

The fort is on the road leading to Greoni, in the place called “Rovina” and was linked by a corridor to a watchtower on the Chilii Hill.