Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Gară explained

Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară
Founded:	2nd century AD
Abandoned:	3rd century AD
Robust Struct Material:	Stone
Robust Struct Dim1:	167
Robust Struct Dim2:	167
Robust Struct Area:	2.8
Robust Struct Technique:	Opus caementicium^[1]
Weak Struct Material:	Wood and earth
Legions:	V Macedonica
Cohorts:	IV Cypria I Aurelia Brittonum Milliaria I Augusta Nervia Pacensis Brittonum Milliaria^[2]
Province:	Dacia
Admin Unit 1:	Dacia Inferior
Admin Unit 2:	Dacia Malvensis
Links:	(Bumbești-Jiu - Vârtop)
Coordinates:	45.1832°N 23.3849°W
Altitude:	c. 310
Map:	Romania
Place Name:	Gară
Location Town:	Bumbești-Jiu
Location County:	Gorj
Ref:Ro:Lmi:	GJ-I-s-A-09126 ^[3]
Ref:Ro:Ran:	79317.01 ^[4]
Discovery Year:	1897
Condition:	Ruined
Excavations:	1897 ^[5], 1983 - 1992, 1994 - 1996, 1998 - 2000, 2002 - 2008
Archaeologists:	B. Mariana Marcu, Cristian Vlădescu,^[6] Dumitru Hortopan^[7]
Exhibitions:	"Alexandru Ștefulescu" History and Archeology Museum

The castra of Bumbești-Jiu now known as Gară was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia located in Bumbești-Jiu (Romania). It replaced the nearby earlier fort of Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Vârtop in the 2nd century AD.^[4] It defended and secured the entrance to the Jiului gorge and the Roman road from Bumbești through Porceni over the mountains, through the Vâlcan Pass to Sarmisegetuza.

A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth
• Castrele romane de la Bumbești Jiu, cea mai simplă soluție pentru dezvoltarea orașului

Notes

45.1553°N 23.3728°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Vlădescu, Cristian M.. Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia"). Scrisul Românesc. 1986. ro.
2. http://www.enciclopedia-dacica.ro/webring/Pagini/istoria.htm Istoria Daciei romane, de Adrian Bejan
3. Web site: Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments") . Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional . Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 1217 . 1 October 2010 . 4 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610112533/http://www.cultura.abt.ro/Files/GenericFiles/LMI-2010.pdf . 10 June 2012 .
4. Web site: Castrul şi aşezarea civilă de la Bumbeşti-Jiu - "Gară". ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 2012-11-28. 4 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130708233933/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?descript=bumbesti-jiu-oras-bumbesti-jiu-gorj-castrul-si-asezarea-civila-de-la-bumbesti-jiu-gara-cod-sit-ran-79317.01&Lang=EN. 8 July 2013.
5. Web site: Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic. cimec.ro. 15 December 2012.
6. Web site: Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 1983 - 1992 . CIMEC . Cronica cercetărilor arheologice din România . October 14, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201051345/http://cronica.cimec.ro/detail.asp?k=708 . February 1, 2015 .
7. Web site: Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 2008 . 2008 . October 14, 2013 . Marinoiu, Vasile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201071322/http://cronica.cimec.ro/detail.asp?k=4214 . February 1, 2015 .