Resculum (castra)
| Resculum | |
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View from South-East | |
| Alternative name(s) | Rucconium |
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| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | c. 4th-5th century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Porolissensis |
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| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 122 m × 213 m (2.6 ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 130 m × 203 m (2.6 ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°53′08″N 22°53′05″E / 46.885694°N 22.884611°E |
| Altitude | c. 527 m |
| Place name | Grădiște |
| Town | Bologa |
| County | Cluj |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CJ-I-s-A-06975 |
| RO-RAN | 59069.01 |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-034 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates |
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Resculum or Rucconium was an ancient Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The ruins are located near the village of Bologa, Cluj county, at the confluence of river Sebeș with river Criș, on the promontory of a hill. A vicus developed close to the castrum. An inscription cited by Károly Torma but now lost named the associated civil settlement as Anartorum.
It was the southwestern start point of Limes Porolissensis, from which a road led to Porolissum. An advanced outpost, 30km down the Crișul Repede valley, at Negreni, was connected to the fort.