Founded 2nd century AD Administrative unit Dacia Malvensis Size and area 167 m x 167 m (2.8 ha) Town Bumbești-Jiu | Abandoned 3rd century AD Administrative unit Dacia Inferior Construction technique Opus caementicium Province Dacia | |
Directly connected to Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Vârtop |
The castra of Bumbești-Jiu now known as Gară was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort. The ruins of the fort are located in Bumbești-Jiu (Romania). In the same town, the ruins of an other Roman fort were also unearthed.
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Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Gară Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA