Romania

Cumidava

Dacian settlement and Roman frontier fort, Râșnov, Romania

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Cumidava (also Comidava, Komidava, Ancient Greek: Κομίδαυα) was originally a Dacian settlement, and later a Roman military camp on the site of the modern city of Râșnov (15 km from Brașov) in Romania.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Iron Age
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Septimius Severus frontier expansion

193-211 AD

Inscription dated to Julia Avita Mamaea

222-235 AD

Early archaeological research begins

1856

Macrea Mihail excavations and finds

1939

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Romania

Coordinates

45.59° N, 25.47° E