Caput Stenarum (castra)
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]
| 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 |
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| 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 | 45.63577°N 24.26601°E |
| Altitude | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Place name | În rude [1] |
| Town | Boița |
| County | Sibiu |
| Country |  |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SB-I-m-A-11946.01[2] |
| RO-RAN | 145845.01[3] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  |
| Condition | Ruined |
See also
- List of castra
External links
Notes
- 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.
- "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
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