Jidava (castra)

Jidava
Panoramic view from porta principalis sinistra: praetorium in front and then principia.
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Jidova, Sidova
Known also as	Castra of Câmpulung
Founded during the reign of	Commodus or Septimius
Founded	190 ÷ 211 AD
Previous fortification	Dacian
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Malvensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Inferior
Limes	Transalutanus
Directly connected to	(Purcăreni) (Voinești)
Structure
— Stone ^[1] structure —
Size and area	100 m x 132 m (1.3 ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Flavia Commagenorum
Location
Place name	Apa sărată
Town	Câmpulung
County	Argeș
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	AG-I-m-A-13357.02
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Discovery year	1876
Condition	Partially reconstructed
Excavation dates	1876 1962
Archaeologists	Dimitrie Butculescu

Jidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

Since 1969, the site has been administered by the Argeș County Museum.^[2]

Gallery

Limes Dacicus

Alutanus	(Hoghiz) ? (Cincșor) (Feldioara) Caput Stenarum Pons Vetus Praetorium Arutela (Rădăcinești) Buridava Castra Traiana Pons Aluti Rusidava Acidava Romula (Slăveni) (Islaz)

Transalutanus	Cumidava (Drumul Carului) (Rucăr) (Voinești) Jidava (Purcăreni) (Albota) (Săpata de Jos) (Fâlfani) (Izbășești) (Urluieni) (Crâmpoia) (Gresia) (Roșiorii de Vede) (Salcia) (Băneasa) (Putineiu)

Porolissensis	Resculum (Negreni) (Buciumi) Optatiana Largiana Certinae (Jac) Porolissum (Tihău) Samum Arcobadara (Livezile) (Orheiu Bistriței) (Brâncovenești)

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