Castra of Jac

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^[5] were unearthed. The fort and the watchtower were abandoned in the 3rd century.^[1][5] Traces of the castra can be identified on Citera Hill in Jac (commune Creaca, Romania).^[1][2] The fort was manned by a Palmyran numerus with a detachment of horse-archers.^[4]

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	110 m × 90 m (6.0[citation needed] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign of	Trajan[3]
Stationed military units
— Numeri —
Numerus Palmyrenorum Sagittariorum Porolissensium[4]
Location
Coordinates	47°10′N 23°11′E
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	[3] 1958 2005 - 2010
Archaeologists	Mihai Macrea Doru Protase Nicolae Gudea Alexandru V. Matei Horea Pop Mircea Rusu
Exhibitions	County Museum of History and Art, Zalău

See also

• List of castra
• Limes Porolissensis