Caput Stenarum (castra)
| Caput Stenarum | |
|---|---|
| Castra of Boița | |
 | |
  Location within Romania | |
| 45°38′09″N 24°15′58″E / 45.63577°N 24.26601°E | |
| Location | În rude [1], Boița, Sibiu, Romania |
| History | |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 245 [1] |
| Site notes | |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Condition | Ruined |
Caput Stenarum[1][2] 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] at the northern exit of the Olt gorge.
It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Alutanus along the Olt (river).
It is located 1 km away from the mouth of Turnu Roşu Pass and was of particular importance both for the defence of the border of the Province of Dacia Inferior and for the supervision of the pass in the Carpathians and the road that forks here.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Nicolae Lupu: ACTA TERRAE SEPTEMCASTRENSIS I - Stațiunea romană de la Boița (Jud. Sibiu), ISSN 1583-1817
- ↑ Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Limes Alutanus: frontierele Imperiului Roman. Vestigiile de pe Valea Oltului FOTO https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/ramnicu-valcea/limes-alutanus-frontierele-imperiului-roman-2280147.html
See also
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Deprecated link archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
45°38′8.77″N 24°15′57.64″E / 45.6357694°N 24.2660111°E