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Largiana (castra)

Coordinates: 47°05′57″N 23°10′31″E / 47.09917°N 23.17528°E / 47.09917; 23.17528
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Largiana
Largiana (castra) is located in Romania
Largiana (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Largina
Known also asCastra of Românași
Founded during the reign ofTrajan
Founded2nd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Porolissensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesPorolissensis
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area130 m × 157 m (2 [1] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area125 m × 153 m (1.9 [1] ha)
Stationed military units
Cohorts
Location
Coordinates47°06′25″N 23°10′21″E / 47.1069°N 23.1724°E / 47.1069; 23.1724
TownRomânași
CountySălaj
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMISJ-I-s-A-04953
RO-RAN142435.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
ExhibitionsCounty 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]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Românași
  2. ^ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

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