Arutela (castra)

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]

Arutela
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Arutelia
Known also as
  • Castra of Căciulata
  • Castra of Bivolari
Founded during the reign ofHadrian [1]
Founded138 [1]
Abandoned3rd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
LimesAlutanus
Nearby waterAluta
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone [1] structure —
Stationed military units
— Numeri —
Tyrorum sagittariorum
Location
Coordinates45.276803°N 24.312266°E / 45.276803; 24.312266
Altitude285 m (935 ft)
Place namePoiana Bivolari
TownCăciulata
CountyVâlcea
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIVL-I-s-A-09562 [2]
RO-RAN167954.01 [2]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Discovery year1888
ConditionPartially reconstructed
Excavation dates1894 [3]
Archaeologists

The last Roman coin found here was from Elagabal, emitted between 220 - 222.[5]

Images

See also
  • List of castra

Notes
  1. Vladescu 1986, p. 46
  2. "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.
  3. "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. Tudor, Dumitru (1968). Oltenia Romană. București: Editura R.S.R.
  5. Vladescu 1986, p. 59

References
  • Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior. Craiova: Ed. Scrisul Românesc. p. 160.
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