Resculum (castra)
| Resculum | |
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 View from South-East | |
  Location within Romania | |
| 46°53′08″N 22°53′05″E / 46.885694°N 22.884611°E | |
| Location | Grădiște [1], Bologa, Cluj, Romania |
| History | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Built | Trajan |
| Abandoned | c. 4th-5th century AD |
| Site notes | |
| Elevation | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
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| Condition | Ruined |
Resculum or Rucconium[2] was an ancient Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located near the village of Bologa, Cluj county, at the confluence of river Sebeș with river Criș, on the promontory of a hill. A vicus developed close to the castrum.[3] An inscription cited by Károly Torma but now lost named the associated civil settlement as Anartorum.[4]
It was the southwestern start point of Limes Porolissensis, from which a road led to Porolissum. An advanced outpost, 30km down the Crișul Repede valley, at Negreni, was connected to the fort.
History
[edit]Three phases of the castra are known:
1. In the early phase, right after Trajan's Dacian Wars, the castrum was made of earth and timber. Initially Cohors I Ulpia Brittonum miliaria equitata was stationed there but it was later moved to Porolissum and replaced by Cohors II Hispanorum (renamed Cohors II Hispanorum scutata Cyrenaica equitata).[5]
2. The fort was enlarged a couple of decades later as the presence of Cohors I Aelia Gaesatorum miliaria is also attested at the site.[6]
3. At the beginning of the 3rd century it was rebuilt from stone[7] and reached a size of 133.30 by 213 metres (437.3 ft × 698.8 ft).[6] A horreum is attested at the site with a second, smaller logistic building of unknown function also present within the walls. It also manned numerous ancillary structures connected to it such as watchtowers and fortlets.[8]
Gallery
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Castrul roman de la Bologa - "Grădiște"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ Deac, Dan (2013-01-01). "Dan Deac, The Toponymy of Dacia Porolissensis. Recent Research and New Approaches". Ephemeris Napocensis XXIII.
- ↑ "Repertoriul Arheologic Naţional". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ↑ Boragno, Lorenzo (6 January 2022). "The iron of the Empire: the production of iron made military equipment in the province of Dacia (AD 106 - AD 270)" (PDF). HAL. p. 265. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ↑ Boragno (2022), p. 266.
- 1 2 Boragno (2022), p. 268.
- ↑ Wanner, Robert (2010-07-07). Forts, fields and towns: Communities in Northwest Transylvania from the first century BC to the fifth century AD (Thesis). University of Leicester. p. 127.
- ↑ Boragno (2022), p. 268-269.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gudea, Nicolae (1997). Das Römergrenzkastell von Bologa-Resculum. Castruł roman de la Bologa-Resculum [The Roman Frontier Fort of Bologa-Resculum]. Führer zu archäologischen Denkmälern in Dacia Porolissensis / Ghid al monumentelor arheologice din Dacia Porolissensis, vol. 1. Zalau.
External links
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Media related to Resculum at Wikimedia Commons- Castrul roman Bologa - reportaj sapaturi arheologice (in Romanian)
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Deprecated link archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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