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Certiae (castra)

Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 23°12′29″E / 47.14722°N 23.20806°E / 47.14722; 23.20806
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Certiae
Certiae (castra) is located in Romania
Certiae (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Cersie, Certie,[1] Certia [2]
Known also asCastra of Romita, Castra of Brusturi
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 toLargiana
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area187 m × 225 m (4.2 [3] ha)
Stationed military units
Cohorts
Location
Coordinates47°09′14″N 23°12′58″E / 47.1539°N 23.2160°E / 47.1539; 23.2160
TownRomita
CountySălaj
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMISJ-I-s-A-04859
RO-RAN140716.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
ExhibitionsCounty 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]

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  1. ^ a b Romita Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Istoria Transilvaniei" (PDF). www.istoriatransilvaniei.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ 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.

47°08′50″N 23°12′29″E / 47.14722°N 23.20806°E / 47.14722; 23.20806