Certiae (castra) explained

Certiae
Alt Names:Cersie, Certie,[1] Certia [2]
Known As:Castra of Romita, Castra of Brusturi
Built During Reign Of:Trajan
Founded:2nd century AD
Attested By:Tabula Peutingeriana
Robust Struct Material:Stone
Robust Struct Dim1:187
Robust Struct Dim2:225
Robust Struct Area:4.2 [3]
Cohorts:
Province:Dacia
Admin Unit 1:Dacia Superior
Admin Unit 2:Dacia Porolissensis
Limes:Porolissensis
Links:Largiana
Coordinates:47.1539°N 23.216°W
Map:Romania
Location Town:Romita
Location County:Sălaj
Ref:Ro:Lmi:SJ-I-s-A-04859
Ref:Ro:Ran:140716.01
Condition:Ruined
Exhibitions:County Museum of History and Art, Zalău

Certiae was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located near the villages of Romita and Brusturi, and the fort is also called the Castra of Brusturi. It is likely that the castra was the first fortification built in the region, during the conquest of Dacia phase, and then, as the Limes developed, its central role was overtaken by Porolissum while the local defence moved to Largiana.[5]

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47.1472°N 23.2081°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.net4u.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=231%3Acertie&lang=ro Romita
  2. Web site: Istoria Transilvaniei. www.istoriatransilvaniei.ro. 11 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309020846/http://www.istoriatransilvaniei.ro/vol1/v1c3.pdf. 9 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Geophysical survey at the fort of Romita . Acta Mvsei Napocensis . 2007 . 2013-05-26 . Franzen, Paul . Matei, Alexandru V. . Marcu, Felix .
  4. http://www.irregular.ro/articol%20petru%20ureche.pdf Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche
  5. Forts, fields and towns: Communities in Northwest Transylvania from the first century BC to the fifth century AD . University of Leicester . 2010-07-07 . thesis . en . Robert . Wanner.