The castra of Bumbești-Jiu now known as Vârtop was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1] It is located 35 m west of the Târgu Jiu - Petroșani road, in Bumbești-Jiu (Romania). 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 - Vârtop | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Abandoned | 2nd century AD[1][2] |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | (Porceni) |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 126 m × 115 m (1.4 ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| V Macedonica[citation needed] | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°09′19″N 23°22′22″E / 45.155281°N 23.372697°E |
| Altitude | c. 280 m |
| Place name | Vârtop |
| Town | Bumbești-Jiu |
| County | Gorj |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | GJ-I-m-B-09127[2] |
| RO-RAN | 79317.02[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates |
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| Archaeologists | Grigore Tocilescu |
| Exhibitions | "Alexandru Ștefulescu" History and Archeology Museum |
The fort was built between the two Dacian Wars (101-102 and 105–106). Traces of a vicus (civilian settlement) were found nearby.
The earth and wood fort measures 126 m × 115 m. It was surrounded by an earth mound 14 m wide and 0.5–2 m high, a ditch 0.5 m deep and 11 m wide.
It seems that this fort ceased to be used as soon as the Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară was built 800 m to the south.
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edit- ^ a b c d "Situl arheologic din epoca romană de la Bumbeşti Jiu - "Vârtop"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. 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.
- ^ Istoria Daciei romane, de Adrian Bejan Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior ("Roman Forts in Lower Dacia") (in Romanian). Scrisul Românesc.
45°9′46″N 23°22′51″E / 45.16278°N 23.38083°E
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