Certiae (castra)

Location within Romania

Alternative name(s)Cersie, Certie,^[1] Certia ^[2]Known also asCastra of Romita, Castra of BrusturiFounded during the reign ofTrajanFounded2nd century ADAttested byTabula PeutingerianaPlace in the Roman worldProvinceDaciaAdministrative unitDacia PorolissensisAdministrative unitDacia SuperiorLimesPorolissensisDirectly connected toLargianaStructure— Stone structure —Size and area187 m × 225 m (4.2 ^[3] ha) Stationed military units— Cohorts —

I Batavorum milliaria^[3]
I Ituraeorum ? ^[3]
II Britannica milliaria^[3]^[4]
VI Thracum eq^[1]^[3]

LocationCoordinates47°09′14″N 23°12′58″E / 47.1539°N 23.2160°E / 47.1539; 23.2160TownRomitaCountySălajCountry

RomaniaReferenceRO-LMISJ-I-s-A-04859RO-RAN140716.01Site notesRecognition

National Historical MonumentConditionRuinedExhibitionsCounty Museum of History and Art, Zalău

Certiae was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located near the villages of Romita and Brusturi, and the fort is also called the Castra of Brusturi. It is likely that the castra was the first fortification built in the region, during the conquest of Dacia phase, and then, as the Limes developed, its central role was overtaken by Porolissum while the local defence moved to Largiana.^[5]

External links

Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today

Notes

^ ^a ^b Romita Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Istoria Transilvaniei" (PDF). www.istoriatransilvaniei.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Franzen, Paul; Matei, Alexandru V.; Marcu, Felix (2007). "Geophysical survey at the fort of Romita". Acta Mvsei Napocensis. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
^ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Wanner, Robert (2010-07-07). Forts, fields and towns: Communities in Northwest Transylvania from the first century BC to the fifth century AD (thesis thesis). University of Leicester.