| Arcobara | |
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The plan of castra.
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  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Porolissensis |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 182 m × 182 m (3.3 ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 140 m × 135 m (1.8 ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| II Britannica[3] | |
| — Alae — | |
| I Tungrorum Frontoniana[4] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°12′38″N 24°05′43″E / 47.210528°N 24.095361°E / 47.210528; 24.095361 |
| Altitude | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Place name | Platoul Măgura |
| Town | Ilișua |
| County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | BN-I-s-A-01354[1] |
| RO-RAN | 35303.02[2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | |
| Archaeologists | |
Arcobara [7] (previously identified as Arcobadara [8][9][10]) was a fort in the Roman provinceofDacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[2] It was unearthed in the village Ilişua (commune Uriu, Romania) in 1978.[2] The fort was garrisoned by Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana.[11] On the site 27 stone ballista projectiles were discovered of diameters between 7 and 13.5 cm and weighing up to 2 kg[12] indicating the presence of ballistarii.[12]
47°12′34″N 24°08′24″E / 47.20944°N 24.14000°E / 47.20944; 24.14000
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Limes Dacicus
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| Alutanus |
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| Transalutanus |
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| Porolissensis |
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| Eastern frontier |
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