Castra Buridava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, part of the frontier system of the Limes Alutanus, and near the Dacian and Roman town of Buridava.

Buridava
Buridava (castra) is located in Romania
Buridava (castra)
Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Stolniceni
Founded during the reign ofTrajan
Foundedc. 103 AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
LimesAlutanus
Directly connected toArutela, Castra Traiana
Structure
— Stone structure —
Stationed military units
Cohorts
Numeri
Location
Coordinates45°02′02″N 24°18′15″E / 45.033901°N 24.304256°E / 45.033901; 24.304256
Altitude215 m
TownStolniceni
CountyVâlcea
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIVL-I-s-A-09580
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1950
Archaeologists
ExhibitionsVâlcea County Museum

The Romans presence from the end of the Trajan's First Dacian War (102) has been proven. The quarters of the governor of Moesia Inferior were here, with important military units, along with pedites singulares, his personal guard. Troops from the 1st Italica, 5th Macedonica, and 11th Claudia legions participated in the first constructions during Trajan's time, as well as auxiliary units cohort II Flavia Bessorum, cohort IX Batavorum.[2]

Two groups of Roman thermal baths were found. Archaeology in 2022 discovered 13 rooms from the small baths, of which five are apses.[3]

The most recent investigation place the extent of the site at approximately 50 hectares, with most of the significant structures clustered between Olt and the national road. The exact location of the fort is unknown.


Limes Alutanus (left)
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References

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  1. ^ a b c Adrian Bejan: DACIA FELIX - Istoria Daciei romane Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Țentea, Ovidiu; Matei-Popescu, Florian; Călina, Vlad (2021), „Frontiera romană din Dacia Inferior. O trecere în revistă și o actualizare. Partea 1”, Cercetări Arheologice, 28 (1): pp. 9–90
  3. ^ Limes Alutanus: frontierele Imperiului Roman. Vestigiile de pe Valea Oltului FOTO https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/ramnicu-valcea/limes-alutanus-frontierele-imperiului-roman-2280147.html?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral

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