Limes Alutanus
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Limes Alutanus was a fortified line consisting of a vallum
, built in the North-South direction, on the eastern side of the Olt river
and seven roman castra
, as is remembered by Tabula Peutingeriana
. Limes Alutanus was the eastern border of the Roman province of Dacia
..
The fortification was ordered by the Roman emperor Hadrian
, in order to stop Eastern invasions.
The following seven castra positions were assumed by Romanian archeologist Vasile Pârvan
, and later confirmed by archeological research. They are:
Historian Adrian Blejan also adds these castra in his work, Dacia Felix:
Vallum
Vallum is a term applied either to the whole or a portion of the fortifications of a Roman camp. The vallum usually comprised an earthen or turf rampart with a wooden palisade on top, with a deep outer ditch...
, built in the North-South direction, on the eastern side of the Olt river
Olt River
The Olt River is a river in Romania. It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hăşmaş Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the village Bălan. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Braşov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt...
and seven roman castra
Castra
The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military defensive position. The word appears in both Oscan and Umbrian as well as in Latin. It may have descended from Indo-European to Italic...
, as is remembered by Tabula Peutingeriana
Tabula Peutingeriana
The Tabula Peutingeriana is an itinerarium showing the cursus publicus, the road network in the Roman Empire. The original map of which this is a unique copy was last revised in the fourth or early fifth century. It covers Europe, parts of Asia and North Africa...
. Limes Alutanus was the eastern border of the Roman province of Dacia
Dacia
In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
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The fortification was ordered by the Roman emperor Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
, in order to stop Eastern invasions.
The following seven castra positions were assumed by Romanian archeologist Vasile Pârvan
Vasile Pârvan
Vasile Pârvan was a Romanian historian and archaeologist.He studied history in Bucharest, with Nicolae Iorga as one of his professors. He continued his studies in Germany. His Ph.D. thesis, written in 1909, was titled The nationality of merchants in the Roman Empire...
, and later confirmed by archeological research. They are:
- Pons Vetus (Câineni, Vâlcea)
- PraetoriumPraetorium- Etemology :The praetorium, also spelled prœtorium or pretorium, was originally used to identify the general’s tent within a Roman Castra, Castellum, or encampment. The word originates from the name of the chief Roman magistrate, known as Praetor...
(Racoviţa, VâlceaRacovita, VâlceaRacoviţa is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Balota, Blănoiu, Bradu-Clocotici, Copăceni, Gruiu Lupului, Racoviţa and Tuţuleşti....
) - ArutelaArutelaArutela was a Dacian town and later a Roman castra in Dacia Malvensis.- See also :* Dacian davae* List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia* Dacia* Roman Dacia- External links :**...
( "Poiana Bivolari" point , near CălimăneştiCalimanestiCălimănești, often known as Călimănești-Căciulata, is a town in Vâlcea County, southern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia and the northern part of the county, on the traditional route connecting the region to Transylvania, and at the southern end of the Olt River valley...
village) - Castra Traiana (Sânbotin, Vâlcea)
- BuridavaBuridavaBuridava was a Dacian town. situated in Dacia, later Dacia Apulensis, now Romania, on the banks of the river Aluta now Olt- Tabula Peutingeriana :- Etimology :The name is Geto-Thracian- Dacian town :...
(Stolniceni, Vâlcea) - Pons Aluti (Ioneştii Govorei)Ionesti, VâlceaIoneşti is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bucşani, Dealu Mare, Delureni, Fişcălia, Foteşti, Guguianca, Ioneşti, Marcea, Vâlcea and Prodăneşti....
- RusidavaRusidavaRusidava was a Dacian town mentioned in Tabula Peutingeriana between Acidava and Pons Aluti, today's Drăgășani, Vâlcea County, Romania.- See also :* Dacian davae* List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia* Dacia* Roman Dacia- External links :**...
(DrăgăşaniDragasaniDrăgăşani is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The city is well known for the vineyards on the neighboring hills that produce some of the best Wallachian wines....
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Historian Adrian Blejan also adds these castra in his work, Dacia Felix:
- AcidavaAcidavaAcidava was a Dacian and later Roman fortress on the Olt river near the lower Danube. The settlements remains are located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Romania....
(Enoşeşti) - RomulaRomulaRomula or Malva was an ancient city in Roman Dacia, nowadays being the village of Reşca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania It was the capital of Dacia Malvensis, one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia....
(Reşca) - Râul VaduluiRâul VaduluiThe Râul Vadului is a tributary of the Olt River in Romania. The upper reach of the river is sometimes called the Căprăreţu River.-References:...
- CopăceniCopaceniCopăceni may refer to several places in Romania:* Copăceni, a commune in Ilfov County* Copăceni, a commune in Vâlcea County* Copăceni, a village in Sâmbăta Commune, Bihor County* Copăceni, a village in Sănduleşti Commune, Cluj County...