Rusidava (castra)

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Rusidava
Rusidava (castra) is located in Romania
Rusidava (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Zusidava [1]
Known also asCastra of Drăgășani
Founded2nd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
LimesAlutanus
Location
Coordinates44°39′N 24°15′E / 44.650°N 24.250°E / 44.650; 24.250
Place nameMomotești neighborhood
TownDrăgășani
CountyOlt
Country Romania
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Rusidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, part of the frontier system of the Limes Alutanus.

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  1. ^ Schütte, Gudmund (1917). "Ptolemy's maps of northern Europe, a reconstruction of the prototypes". The Royal Danish Geographical Society. Retrieved 2013-05-04.