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Argidava

Dacian fortress and Roman fort, Vărădia, Romania

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Argidava (Argidaua, Arcidava, Arcidaua, Argedava, Argedauon, Argedabon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon, Ancient Greek: Ἀργίδαυα, Αργεδαυον, Αργεδαβον, Σαργεδαυον) was a Dacian fortress town close to the Danube, inhabited and governed by the Albocense. Located in today's Vărădia, Caraș-Severin County, Romania. After the Roman conquest of Dacia, it became a military and a civilian center, with a castrum (Roman fort) (see Castra Arcidava) built in the area. The fort was used to monitor the shores of the Danube.

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Decree of Dionysopolis reference

48 BC

Tabula Peutingeriana depiction

2nd century AD

Ptolemy mentions Argidaua

c. 150 AD

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45.08° N, 21.55° E