Largiana (castra)

Largiana was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. It was located near Românași, Sălaj, on a promontory overlooking the valley of river Agrij. Its main function was to guard the intersection between the road from Porolissum to Napoca and the road from Porolissum to castra of Bologa.^[3]

Largiana
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Largina
Known also as	Castra of Românași
Founded during the reign of	Trajan
Founded	2nd century AD
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Porolissensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Limes	Porolissensis
Directly connected to	Certinae Optatiana (Buciumi)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	130 m × 157 m (2 [1] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area	125 m × 153 m (1.9 [1] ha)
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Hispanorum Pia Fidelis[2] VI Thracum eq
Location
Coordinates	47.1069°N 23.1724°E / 47.1069; 23.1724
Town	Românași
County	Sălaj
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	SJ-I-s-A-04953
RO-RAN	142435.01
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-089
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Exhibitions	County Museum of History and Art, Zalău

The castra was initially constructed of timber on a rectangular plan, 122 x 152 m, and was protected by two ditches. It was later reconstructed and extended using stone, on a 130 x 155 m rectangular surface.^[3]

Another auxiliary fort was discovered close by but the two forts probably did not function simultaneously.^[3]

See also

• List of castra
• Limes Porolissensis

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine