Caput Stenarum[1][4] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd century AD.[3] It is located 700 m east of the village Boița in Romania[1] at the northern exit of the Olt gorge.
| Caput Stenarum | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Boița |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 245 [1] |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Alutanus |
| Nearby water | Alutus |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 46 m × 47 m (0.2 [1] ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. XIII Gemina[1] | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Events | Carpic attacks[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°38′09″N 24°15′58″E / 45.63577°N 24.26601°E |
| Altitude | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Place name | În rude [1] |
| Town | Boița |
| County | Sibiu |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SB-I-m-A-11946.01[2] |
| RO-RAN | 145845.01[3] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Alutanus along the Olt (river).
It is located 1 km away from the mouth of Turnu Roşu Pass and was of particular importance both for the defence of the border of the Province of Dacia Inferior and for the supervision of the pass in the Carpathians and the road that forks here.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nicolae Lupu: ACTA TERRAE SEPTEMCASTRENSIS I - Stațiunea romană de la Boița (Jud. Sibiu), ISSN 1583-1817
- ^ "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 1997. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b "145845.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-09-21. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986
- ^ Limes Alutanus: frontierele Imperiului Roman. Vestigiile de pe Valea Oltului FOTO https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/ramnicu-valcea/limes-alutanus-frontierele-imperiului-roman-2280147.html?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral
See also
editExternal links
edit- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
45°38′8.77″N 24°15′57.64″E / 45.6357694°N 24.2660111°E
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