Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Gară
| Castra of Bumbești-Jiu - Gară | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 167 m × 167 m (2.8 ha) |
| Construction technique | Opus caementicium |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. V Macedonica | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°11′00″N 23°23′06″E / 45.183220°N 23.384921°E |
| Altitude | c. 310 m |
| Place name | Gară |
| Town | Bumbești-Jiu |
| County | Gorj |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | GJ-I-s-A-09126 |
| RO-RAN | 79317.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1897 , 1983 - 1992, 1994 - 1996, 1998 - 2000, 2002 - 2008 |
| Archaeologists | B. Mariana Marcu, Cristian Vlădescu, Dumitru Hortopan |
| Exhibitions | "Alexandru Ștefulescu" History and Archeology Museum |
The castra of Bumbești-Jiu now known as Gară was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia located in Bumbești-Jiu (Romania). It replaced the nearby earlier fort of Castra of Bumbești-Jiu – Vârtop in the 2nd century AD. It defended and secured the entrance to the Jiului gorge and the Roman road from Bumbești through Porceni over the mountains, through the Vâlcan Pass to Sarmisegetuza.
A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.