Castra of Jac explained
| Castra of Jac |
| Known As: | Castra of Creaca |
| Founded: | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned: | 3rd century AD |
| Previous Fortification: | Dacian |
| Robust Struct Material: | Stone |
| Robust Struct Dim1: | 110 |
| Robust Struct Dim2: | 90 |
| Robust Struct Area: | 6.0 |
| Weak Struct Material: | Wood and earth |
| Weak Struct Built During Reign Of: | Trajan[1] |
| Numeri: | Numerus Palmyrenorum Sagittariorum Porolissensium[2] |
| Province: | Dacia |
| Admin Unit 1: | Dacia Superior |
| Admin Unit 2: | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Limes: | Porolissensis |
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| Coordinates: | 47.1667°N 34°W |
| Map: | Romania |
| Place Name: | Citera |
| Location Town: | Jac |
| Location County: | Sălaj |
| Ref:Ro:Lmi: | SJ-I-m-A-04909.17[3] |
| Ref:Ro:Ran: | 140734.14[4] |
| Condition: | Ruined |
| Excavations: |
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| Archaeologists: | - Mihai Macrea
- Doru Protase
- Nicolae Gudea
- Alexandru V. Matei
- Horea Pop
- Mircea Rusu
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| Exhibitions: | County Museum of History and Art, Zalău |
The Castra of Jac was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia.[4] [3] It was erected in the 2nd century AD.[4] [3] Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC)[3] and of a Roman watchtower[5] were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century.[4] [5] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania).[4] [3] The fort was manned by a Palmyran numerus with a detachment of horse-archers.[2]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional . 2024-06-16 . ran.cimec.ro.
- Web site: Opreanu . Coriolan Horatiu . The Garrison of the Roman Fort at Porolissum (Dacia). The Analysis of the Tile-Stamps .
- 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 2090 . 1 October 2010 . 8 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610112533/http://www.cultura.abt.ro/Files/GenericFiles/LMI-2010.pdf . 10 June 2012 .
- Web site: 140734.14. ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 2009-05-07. 8 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023725/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=jac-creaca-salaj-castru-roman-de-la-jac-citera-cod-sit-ran-140734.14. 4 March 2016.
- Web site: 140734.11. ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 2009-05-07. 8 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104233609/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=jac-creaca-salaj-val-si-turn-de-observatie-al-sistemului-de-aparare-roman-de-la-jac-citera-cod-sit-ran-140734.11. 4 January 2017.
