Potaissa (castra)
| Potaissa | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name(s) | Patavissa, Patabissa, Patauissa, Patruissa, Patrouissa, Patreuissa |
| Known also as | Castra of Turda |
| Founded during the reign of | Marcus Aurelius |
| Founded | 168 |
| Abandoned | c. 4th-5th century |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Directly connected to | Napoca, (Colțești), (Războieni-Cetate), (Sânpaul) |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 573 m × 408 1 m (23.4 ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| V Macedonica | |
| Location | |
| Altitude | c. 369 m |
| Place name | Fortress' Hill |
| Town | Turda |
| County | Cluj |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CJ-I-s-A-07208 |
| RO-RAN | 52268.01 |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-031 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1950 |
Potaissa was a legionary fortress and later a city in the Roman province of Dacia, located in today's Turda, Romania.
It appears on the Tabula Peutingeriana (Segmentum VIII) as Patavissa between Salinae and Napoca.