Castra of Aradul Nou explained

Castra of Aradul Nou
Founded:2nd century AD
Abandoned:2nd century AD
Legions: XIII Gemina,[1] IV Flavia Felix
Province:Dacia
Admin Unit 1:Dacia Superior
Admin Unit 2:Dacia Apulensis
Nearby Water:Marisus
Links:Morisena(Lipova)
Coordinates:46.1415°N 21.2997°W
Map:Romania
Place Name:Aradul Nou neighborhood [2]
Location Town:Arad
Location County:Arad
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Condition:Unidentified
Exhibitions:Muzeul de Arheologie și Istorie Arad

The castra of Aradul Nou was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia,[3] located on the western side of the defensive line of forts, limes Daciae. It is situated near Arad, Romania.[1] [2]

Development and function

The large Dacian settlement, located on the southern edge of the present-day city of Arad, was burned down by the Roman army during the first Dacian war, between 101 - 102 AD. During the Second Dacian War (105-106 AD) Trajan also occupied the lands north of Marisus and incorporated them into the province of Dacia Superior.

The fort was probably built in the early 2nd century by legionary vexillationes. An auxiliary cohort possibly stationed later in this fort was responsible among other things for monitoring and securing the road connection from Micia to Partiscum,[1] [2] which followed the southern bank of the river Mureș towards the northwest.

Four brick stamps of Legio XIII Gemina and Legio IIII Flavia Felix confirm the identification of the site as a Roman military complex.[1] [2] Their bricks were often found on the lower reaches of Mureș, for example in Bulci, Cladova, Periam, Sânnicolau Mare and Szeged, which probably shows that the Romans had already brought this area under control at the beginning of their rule in Dacia. The brick stamps are now in the Museum of Archaeology and History (Romanian Muzeul de Arheologie și Istorie), in Arad.

Monument protection

The entire archaeological site, and in particular the fort, are protected as historical monuments.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aradul Nou. STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). 5 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514171431/http://www.net4u.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216%3Aaradul-nou&lang=en&Itemid=. 2012-05-14.
  2. Gudea. Nicolae. Der Dakische Limes: Materialien zu seiner Geschichte ("The Dacian Limes: Material for its History"). Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. 2. 44. 23. Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. Mainz, Germany. 1997. de. 4 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20181005154737/http://www.xlegio.ru/pdfs/gudea_der_dakische_limes.pdf. 2018-10-05. dead.
  3. Book: Bejan, Adrian. Dacia Felix: Istoria Daciei romane ("Dacia Felix: A History of Roman Dacia"). 1998. Timişoara. 44. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315183858/http://www.litere.uvt.ro/vechi/documente_pdf/cursuri/bejan/dacia%20felix.pdf. 2012-03-15.