Largiana (castra)
| Largiana | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Largina |
| Known also as | Castra of Românași |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Porolissensis |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 130 m × 157 m (2 [1] ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 125 m × 153 m (1.9 [1] ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°06′25″N 23°10′21″E / 47.1069°N 23.1724°E |
| Town | Românași |
| County | Sălaj |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SJ-I-s-A-04953 |
| RO-RAN | 142435.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Exhibitions | County Museum of History and Art, Zalău |
Largiana was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. It was located near Românași, Sălaj, on a promontory overlooking the valley of river Agrij. Its main function was to guard the intersection between the road from Porolissum to Napoca and the road from Porolissum to castra of Bologa.[3]
The castra was initially constructed of timber on a rectangular plan, 122 x 152 m, and was protected by two ditches. It was later reconstructed and extended using stone, on a 130 x 155 m rectangular surface.[3]
Another auxiliary fort was discovered close by but the two forts probably did not function simultaneously.[3]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Românași
- ^ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
47°05′57″N 23°10′31″E / 47.09917°N 23.17528°E
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