Castra of Jac
Location within Romania
Known also as	Castra of Creaca
Founded	2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned	3rd century AD[1][2]
Previous fortification	Dacian[citation needed]
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Porolissensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Limes	Porolissensis
Directly connected to	Certinae Porolissum (Tihău)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	300 m × 200 m (6.0[citation needed] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign of	Trajan[citation needed]
Built	106[citation needed]
Stationed military units
— Legions —
VII Gemina Felix[citation needed]
Location
Coordinates	47°10′N 23°11′E / 47.167°N 23.183°E / 47.167; 23.183
Place name	Citera[1]
Town	Jac
County	Sălaj
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	SJ-I-m-A-04909.17[2]
RO-RAN	140734.14[1]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	[citation needed] 1958 2005 - 2010
Archaeologists	Nicolae Gudea Alexandru V. Matei Horea Pop Mircea Rusu
Exhibitions	County Museum of History and Art, Zalău

The Castra of Jac was a fort made of earth in the Roman province of Dacia.^[1][2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD.^[1][2] Not far from the fort, the remains of a previous fortification (built in the 1st century BC)^[2] and of a Roman watchtower^[3] were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century.^[1][3] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania).^[1][2]

See also

• List of castra

Notes

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today

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