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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 Raport asupra cercetărilor arheologice din anul 1994 de la Castra Traiana - Sânbotin
* Buridava ( Stolniceni, Vâlcea) *
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
' (Latin for "The Peutinger Map"), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated ' (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the '' cursus publicus'', the road network of the Roman Empire.
The map is a 13th-ce ...
. Limes Alutanus was the eastern border of the Roman province of Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It ...
Superior.
The fortification was ordered by the Roman emperor Hadrian
Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania ...
, in order to stop invasions and raids from the east.
The following seven castra positions were assumed by Romanian archeologist Vasile Pârvan, and later confirmed by archeological research. They are:
* Pons Vetus ( Câineni, Vâlcea)
* Praetorium ( Racovița, Vâlcea)
* Arutela ("Poiana Bivolari" point, near Călimăneşti town)
* Castra Traiana ( Sânbotin, Vâlcea)* Buridava ( Stolniceni, Vâlcea) *
Pons Aluti
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The pons is also called the pons Varolii ("bridge of ...
( Ioneştii Govorei)
* Rusidava ( Drăgăşani)
Historian Adrian Bejan
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also adds these castra in his work, ''Dacia Felix'':
*Acidava
Acidava (''Acidaua'') 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, Oltenia, Romania.
History
After the Roman conquest of Dacia by Roman Em ...
( Enoşeşti)
* Romula (Reşca
Dobrosloveni is a commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Dobrosloveni, Frăsinetu, Potopinu, Reșca and Reșcuța.
According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,909, of which 99% were ethnic Romanians. ...
)
* Râul Vadului
* Copăceni
On the Olt River, at least other three castra exists:
* (Cincșor) ( Cincșor, Brașov)
* (Feldioara) ( Feldioara, Brașov)
* Caput Stenarum ( Boiţa, Sibiu)
See also
*Limes (Roman Empire)
(Latin, singular; plural: ) is a modern term used primarily for the Germanic border defence or delimiting system of Ancient Rome marking the borders of the Roman Empire, but it was not used by the Romans for that purpose. The term has been ex ...
*''Limes Porolissensis
Located on Roman province of Dacia, present-day Romania, the ''Limes Porolissensis'' was a defensive line organized on 2nd century AD after thConquest of Dacia having observations towers, short cut-off walls fortifications, integrating the follow ...
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*'' Limes Transalutanus''
Notes
{{Reflist Roman frontiers Roman Dacia History of Oltenia History of Muntenia