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.[1] 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.
| Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD[1][2] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 167 m × 167 m (2.8 ha) |
| Construction technique | Opus caementicium[3][4] |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. V Macedonica[citation needed] | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°11′00″N 23°23′06″E / 45.183220°N 23.384921°E |
| Altitude | c. 310 m |
| Place name | Gară |
| Town | Bumbești-Jiu |
| County | Gorj |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | GJ-I-s-A-09126 [2] |
| RO-RAN | 79317.01 [1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1897 [1] |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1897 [8][verification needed], 1983 - 1992, 1994 - 1996, 1998 - 2000, 2002 - 2008 |
| Archaeologists | B. Mariana Marcu,[9] Cristian Vlădescu,[9] Dumitru Hortopan[10] |
| Exhibitions | "Alexandru Ștefulescu" History and Archeology Museum |
A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.
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edit- ^ a b c d e "Castrul şi aşezarea civilă de la Bumbeşti-Jiu - "Gară"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-11-28. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 1217. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia") (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.
- ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 18.
- ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 154.
- ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 152.
- ^ Istoria Daciei romane, de Adrian Bejan Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 1983 - 1992". Cronica cercetărilor arheologice din România. CIMEC. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Marinoiu, Vasile (2008). "Archaeological Excavation Report, Bumbeşti-Jiu, 2008". Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2013.