Arcobara (castra)
Arcobara (previously identified as Arcobadara ) was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. It was unearthed in the village Ilişua (commune Uriu, Romania) in 1978.The fort was edified by Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana. On the site a significant number of ballista projectiles were discovered: 27 stone projectiles having diameter between 7 and 13.5 cm and weigh up to 2 kg. The artillery was used as defensive, probably located in the fort's towers. These artifacts indicates the presence of ballistarii in this fort.
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Arcobara (castra)
Arcobara (previously identified as Arcobadara ) was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. It was unearthed in the village Ilişua (commune Uriu, Romania) in 1978.The fort was edified by Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana. On the site a significant number of ballista projectiles were discovered: 27 stone projectiles having diameter between 7 and 13.5 cm and weigh up to 2 kg. The artillery was used as defensive, probably located in the fort's towers. These artifacts indicates the presence of ballistarii in this fort.
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Arcobara (previously identifi ...... e of ballistarii in this fort.
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Kastell Ilișua (antiker Name A ...... ăud in Siebenbürgen, Rumänien.
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32.605.009
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740.617.528
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archaeologists
*Jozsef Torma
*Karoly Torma
*Dumitru Protase
*Corneliu Gaiu
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The plan of castra.
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excavations
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*Castra of Ilișua
*Castra of Uriu
Latitude
4,7210528e+1
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*Samum
*(Gherla)
location county
location town
Longitude
2,4095361e+1
place name
Platoul Măgura
province
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BN-I-s-A-01354
ref:RO:RAN
3,530302e+4
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weak struct area
weak struct dim
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Wood and earth
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47.20944444444444 24.14
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Arcobara (previously identifi ...... e of ballistarii in this fort.
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Kastell Ilișua (antiker Name A ...... ăud in Siebenbürgen, Rumänien.
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Arcobara (castra)
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Kastell Ilișua
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4,720944444444444e+1
