Acidava
title: "Acidava" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dacian-towns", "ruins-in-romania", "former-populated-places-in-romania", "history-of-oltenia", "dacian-fortresses-in-olt-county", "roman-towns-and-cities-in-romania"] topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acidava" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Acidava |
| alternate_name | Acidaua |
| image | Part of Tabula Peutingeriana centered on Dacian town of Acidava.png |
| map_type | Romania |
| altitude_m | 127 |
| coordinates | |
| location | Enoșești, Olt County, Romania |
| epochs | |
| :: |
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Acidava (Acidaua) was a Dacian and later Roman town and fort on the Olt river near the lower Danube. The settlement's remains are located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Oltenia, Romania.
History
Main article: Acidava (castra)
After the Roman conquest of Dacia by Roman Emperor Trajan, Acidava became a civilian and military centre, with castra being built in the area. Acidava was part of the Limes Alutanus, a line of fortifications built under emperor Hadrian running north–south along the Alutus (Olt) river. The function of the limes was to monitor the Roxolani to the east and deter any possible attacks.
Acidava is depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana between Romula and Rusidava. The same document depicts a second Acidava, between Cedoniae and Apula, but some authors believe it is actually a copy error and the correct name is Sacidava, another Dacian town.[[File:LimesAlutanusTranslautanus.png|160px|thumb|Acidava within Limes Alutanus – Red line to the left]]
Notes
References
- {{cite book |last = Grumeza |first = Ion |title = Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=07-RjGQajw0C |year = 2009 |publisher = Hamilton Books |isbn = 978-0-7618-4465-5 |quote = The shores of the Danube were well monitored from the Dacian fortresses Acidava, Buricodava, Dausadava (the shrine of the wolves), Diacum, Drobeta (Turnu Severin), Nentivava (Oltenita), Suvidava (Corabia), Tsirista, Tierna/Dierna (Orsova) and what is today Zimnicea. Downstream were also other fortresses: Axiopolis (Cernadova), Barbosi, Buteridava, Capidava(Topalu), Carsium(Harsova), Durostorum(Silistra), Sacidava/Sagadava (Dunareni) along with still others...
- {{cite book |last=Blejan |first=Adrian |title=Dacia Felix – Istoria Daciei Romane |url=http://www.litere.uvt.ro/vechi/documente_pdf/cursuri/bejan/dacia%20felix.pdf |year=1998 |language=ro |access-date=2010-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315183858/http://www.litere.uvt.ro/vechi/documente_pdf/cursuri/bejan/dacia%20felix.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2012
- {{cite book |last=Vinereanu |first=Mihai |title=Originea geto-dacă a limbii române |url=http://www.iatp.md/dava/Dava6/Vinereanu__6_/Vinereanu__6_1_/vinereanu__6_1_.html |year=2002 |publisher=Pontos |location=Chisinau |language=ro |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127163323/http://www.iatp.md/dava/Dava6/Vinereanu__6_/Vinereanu__6_1_/vinereanu__6_1_.html |archive-date=27 January 2010
- {{cite web |last=Olteanu |first=Sorin |title=Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum – Toponyms Section |url=http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm |language=ro |work=Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum |access-date=8 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103139/http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm |archive-date=16 July 2011
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