Castra Cumidava was a
fort in the Roman province of
Dacia
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. It is located at northwest of the city
Râșnov, at the common border with the city of
Vulcan
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. The archaeological site is located on the middle terrace of
Bârsa River. It includes a defensive line of about .
The inscription found in the fort testifies about a Roman
cohort
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of
Vindelici who had taken the name Cumidava (Komidava of Ptolemy) from its place of cantonment.
The fact that the Romans preserved the Dacian name is quite suggestive. The native Geto-Dacian population, which became the basis for a new civilization, lent its specific characteristics, while the Latin-speaking colonists introduced Roman traits.
The relatively small castrum (110 m x 114 m) belonged administratively to the
Dacia Apulensis
Roman Dacia ( ; also known as Dacia Traiana, ; or Dacia Felix, 'Fertile/Happy Dacia') was a province of the Roman Empire from 106 to 271–275 AD. Its territory consisted of what are now the regions of Oltenia, Transylvania and Banat (today ...
. It was continuously used by only two
cohorts Vindelicorum Cumidavensis (cohors VI and cohors VI Nova).
[Dumitru Protase, Istoria Romanilor: Daco-Romani, Romanici, Algeni, Academia Româna, Secția de Științe Istorice și Arheologie, Editura Enciclopedică, 2001,]
An inscription from 3rd century AD dedicated to
Iulia Mamea was found here:
:''Iuliae Mameae augustae matri Domini nostri sanctissimi Imperatoris Caesaris Severi Alexandi augusti et castrorum senatusque cohors Vindelicorum Piae fidelis Cumidavensis Alexandrianae ex quaestura sua dedicante la sdio Dominatio legato augusti III Daciarum''.
See also
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List of castra
Castra (Latin, singular castrum) were military forts of various sizes used by the Roman army throughout the Empire in various places of Europe, Asia and Africa.
The largest castra were permanent legionary fortresses.
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Râșnov
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