Arutela (castra)
| Arutela | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Alternative name(s) | Arutelia |
| Known also as |
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| Founded during the reign of | Hadrian[1] |
| Founded | 138 [1] |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Inferior |
| Limes | Alutanus |
| Nearby water | Aluta |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone [1] structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°16′36″N 24°18′44″E / 45.276803°N 24.312266°ECoordinates: 45°16′36″N 24°18′44″E / 45.276803°N 24.312266°E |
| Altitude | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Place name | Poiana Bivolari |
| Town | |
| County | Vâlcea |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | VL-I-s-A-09562 [2] |
| 167954.01 [2] | |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Condition | Partially reconstructed |
| Excavation dates | 1894 [3] |
| Archaeologists | |
Arutela[1] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia located on Limes Alutanus. It was erected on 138 by "Surri sagittari" by the order of , imperial procurator of Dacia Inferior.[1]
The last Roman coin found here was from Elagabal, emitted between 220 - 222.[5]
Images[]
See also[]
- List of castra
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Vladescu 1986, p. 46
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Castrul roman Arutela de la Păuşa - "Poiana Bivolari"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-01-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Tudor, Dumitru (1968). Oltenia Romană. București: Editura R.S.R.
- ^ Vladescu 1986, p. 59
References[]
- Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior. Craiova: Ed. Scrisul Românesc. p. 160.
External links[]
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