Castra of Aradul Nou

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The fort Aradul Nou was a Roman auxiliary troops bearing ( Auxiliary ) and part of the outline in the western chain of fortresses of the Dacian limes ( limes Daciae ), in the municipal district of the Municipality of Arad, District IV Neu- Arad, Arad County, Romania.

Development and function

The large Dacian settlement, which was located on the southern edge of the present-day town of Arad, was during the first Dacian War ( 101-102 AD) burned by the Roman army. During the second Dakerkrieges ( 105-106 AD) Trajan occupied the land north of the Mureş (Latin: Marisus ) and incorporated it into the province Dacia Superior. The Roman army built a fort, which was probably first used by Legionsvexillationen In the area of present-day borough New Arad. The later may be stationed in the castle Auxiliarkohorte was responsible, inter alia, monitoring and securing the road link from Micia after Partiscum that followed the south bank of the River Mureş in the west.

Four brick temple discovered the Legio XIII Gemina Legio IIII Flavia Felix and seem to confirm at least the identification of the Fund place as a Roman military system. Probably the attachment in the early 2nd century by vexillations these two legions. Your bricks were often found in the lower reaches of the Mureş, as eg in Bulci, Cladova, Periam, Sânnicolau Mare and Szeged. Probably also a proof that the Romans had brought this field at the very beginning of their rule in Dacia under control. The brick temple are now in the Museum of Archaeology and History (Romanian Muzeul de Arheologie şi Istorie ), in Arad. Until now, however, it has most of the Roman fortifications either not or only little studied (as of 2003).

Conservation

The entire archaeological site and in particular the castle are adopted after the 2001 Act No 422/ 2001 as historical monuments under protection and are registered in the national list of historic monuments ( Lista Monumentelor Istorice ). The responsible authority is the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage ( Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional ), in particular the General Directorate of National Heritage, the Department of Fine Arts and the National Commission for Historical Monuments and other important, the Ministry subordinate institutions. Unauthorized excavation, as well as the export of ancient artifacts have been banned in Romania.