Resculum (castra)

Location within Romania

Known also as

Castra of Bologa
Castra of Poieni

Founded2nd century ADAbandonedc. 4th-5th century ADAttested byTabula PeutingerianaPlace in the Roman worldProvinceDaciaAdministrative unitDacia PorolissensisAdministrative unitDacia SuperiorLimesPorolissensisDirectly connected to

Optatiana
(Buciumi)
(Gilău)
(Negreni)

Structure— Stone structure —Size and area122 m × 213 m (2.6 ^[1] ha) — Wood and earth structure —Size and area130 m × 203 m (2.6 ^[1] ha) Stationed military units— Cohorts —

I Ulpia Brittonum^[1]
I Aelia Gaestorum milliaria
II Hispanorum scutata Cyrenaica equitata^[2]

LocationCoordinates46°53′08″N 22°53′05″E / 46.885694°N 22.884611°E / 46.885694; 22.884611Altitudec. 527 mPlace nameGrădiște ^[3]TownBologaCountyClujCountry

RomaniaReferenceRO-LMICJ-I-s-A-06975 ^[3]RO-RAN59069.01 ^[3]Site notesRecognition

National Historical MonumentConditionRuinedExcavation dates

1930
1970
2012-2013

Archaeologists

Mihail Macrea
Nicolae Gudea^[3]
Felix Marcu^[3]
George Cupcea^[3]
Gelu Oloşutean ^[3]
Cristian Filip ^[3]
Imola Boda^[3]
Xenia Păuşa ^[3]

Resculum was an ancient Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bologa". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
^ Tactică, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, Petru Ureche^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Castrul roman de la Bologa - "Grădiște"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2014-05-01.