Arutela
| Arutela | ||
|---|---|---|
Aluta | ||
| Directly connected to | Praetorium, (Titești), (Rădăcinești), Buridava | |
| Structure | ||
| — Stone [1] structure — | ||
| Stationed military units | ||
| — Numeri — | ||
| Tyrorum sagittariorum | ||
| Location | ||
| Altitude | 285 m (935 ft) | |
| Place name | Poiana Bivolari | |
| Town | 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 | Pamfil Polonic,[3] Dumitru Tudor[4] | |
Arutela
History
It was constructed between 137 – 138 AD by Surri sagittari (Syrian archers) by the order of
The last coins discovered and dated at Arutela were issued by Elagabalus between the years 220 – 223 AD.[5]
Arutela also hosted a Dacian settlement, which enjoyed a prolonged existence under Roman rule.
Archaeology
The first excavations at "Poiana Bivolari" were made in 1888–1889 in order to capture sulfurous thermal water. The excavation uncovered metal objects and Roman coins of
In 1967, the National Military Museum reopened the research site until 1970, and opened it once more in 1978. The opening led to the complete exposure of the ruins which were not destroyed by the railroad construction.
The archaeological excavations uncovered weapons, coins, pots and inscriptions, on display today at the Bucharest National Military Museum. After the excavations finished, the Arutela castrum became a historical monument of the Vâlcea County Committee of Culture and the Museum of History in Râmnicu Vâlcea. In 1982–1983, the castrum was renewed in a project by the architect Aurel Teodorescu, following references prepared by Cristian Vlădescu, the coordinator of research previously performed by the Military Museum. The construction work was executed by C. Panco. The first "Praetorian gate" (porta praetoria) in Romania was reconstructed on the site.
Images
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Vlădescu 1986, p. 46
- ^ a b "Castrul roman Arutela de la Păuşa - "Poiana Bivolari"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Tudor, Dumitru (1968). Oltenia Romană. București: Editura R.S.R.
- ^ Vlădescu 1986, p. 59
References
Ancient
- Anonymous. Tabula Peutingeriana (in Latin).
- Ptolemy, Claudius (1843) [c. 140 AD]. Geographia [Geography] (in Ancient Greek). Sumptibus et typis Caroli Tauchnitii.
Modern
- Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian and English). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- Vlădescu, Cristian M. (1986). Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior. Craiova: Ed. Scrisul Românesc.
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