Limes Alutanus
Roman limes of Dacia (modern Romania)
The Limes Alutanus was a fortified line consisting of a vallum , built in the North-South direction, on the eastern side of the Olt river (Latin Alutus ) and seven Roman castra , as is remembered by Tabula Peutingeriana . Limes Alutanus was the eastern border of the Roman province of Dacia Superior. [1]
The fortification was ordered by the Roman emperor Hadrian , in order to stop invasions and raids from the east. [2]
The following seven castra positions were assumed by Romanian archeologist Vasile Pârvan , and later confirmed by archeological research. They are: [3] [4]
- Pons Vetus ( Câineni, Vâlcea )
- Praetorium ( Racovița, Vâlcea )
- Arutela ("Poiana Bivolari" point, near Călimăneşti town)
- Castra Traiana ( Sânbotin, Vâlcea ) [5]
- Buridava ( Stolniceni, Vâlcea )
- Pons Aluti ( Ioneştii Govorei )
- Rusidava ( Drăgăşani )
Historian Adrian Bejan also adds these castra in his work, Dacia Felix : [6]
On the Olt River , at least other three castra exists:
See also
Notes
- ↑ Limes Alutanus (Roman fortifications, Europe)
- ↑ Mihai Vinereanu (City University, New York, SUA) Originea geto-daca a limbii române Archived 2010-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Judeţul Vâlcea" . Archived from the original on 2009-01-31 . Retrieved 2010-04-11 .
- ↑ "Judetul Valcea - scurt istoric" . Archived from the original on 2009-01-24 . Retrieved 2010-04-11 .
- ↑ Raport asupra cercetărilor arheologice din anul 1994 de la Castra Traiana - Sânbotin Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Bejan, Adrian (1998). Dacia Felix - Istoria Daciei Romane (PDF) (in Romanian). p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15.