Argidava
Arcidava on the Roman Dacia map. | |
| Alternative name | Argidaua, Arcidava, Arcidaua, Argedava, Argedauon, Argedabon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon |
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| Location | Poiana Flămânda, Vărădia, Caraș-Severin County, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°05′N 21°33′E / 45.08°N 21.55°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Albocense |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Reference no. | CS-I-s-B-10894 |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-002 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
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.