Arutela (castra)
| Arutela | |
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  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 |
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| Structure | |
| — Stone [1] structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Tyrorum sagittariorum | |
| 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 | Căciulata |
| County | Vâlcea |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | VL-I-s-A-09562 [2] |
| RO-RAN | 167954.01 [2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Condition | Partially reconstructed |
| Excavation dates | 1894 [3] |
| Archaeologists |
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 Media related to Arutela at Wikimedia Commons | |
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 Titus Flavius Constans, imperial procurator of Dacia Inferior.[1]
The last Roman coin found here was from Elagabal, emitted between 220 - 222.[5]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Vladescu 1986, p. 46
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Castrul roman Arutela de la Păuşa - "Poiana Bivolari"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. 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.
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