The Roman castrum dates back to the 2nd-3rd centuries A.D. and its mission was to dominate from a military point of view the area on the Lower Jiu. The fortress has dimensions of 170x145 m. During those times, a civil settlement developed around it, estimated to have about 40 ha.

A military unit of riders, Numerus Maurorum (approx. 500 people coming from North Africa), was stationed here. A treasure of gold coins dating back to the reign of Ves­pasian, as well as many luxury ceramics, inscriptions and statues, was discovered during the research.

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