Limes Alutanus

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Forts on Limes Alutanus (to the left)
Tabula Peutingeriana: Limes Alutanus

The Limes Alutanus

ancient Roman province of Dacia built by the Roman emperor Hadrian to stop invasions and raids from the east.[2]

It was part of the

Olt river (Latin Alutus) and included a vallum
in the North-South direction on the eastern side of the river.

At least 12, and up to 16, forts are recorded on the Tabula Peutingeriana most of which have been confirmed by archaeological research, starting from the north:[4][5][6]

  • Cincșor
  • Feldioara
  • Boiţa, Sibiu
    )
  • Câineni, Vâlcea
    )
  • Râul Vadului
  • Praetorium II (Racovița)
  • Praetorium I (Copăceni)
  • Călimăneşti
    town)
  • Sânbotin, Vâlcea
    )
  • Stolniceni, Vâlcea
    )
  • Pons Aluti (Ioneştii Govorei)
  • Drăgăşani
    )
  • Enoşeşti
    )
  • Reşca
    )

References

  1. ^ Limes Transalutanus http://limes-transalutanus.ro/#en
  2. ^ Mihai Vinereanu (City University, New York, SUA) Originea geto-daca a limbii române Archived 2010-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Limes https://limesromania.ro/en/articole/about-the-project/
  4. ^ "Judeţul Vâlcea". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  5. ^ "Judetul Valcea - scurt istoric". Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  6. ^ Bejan, Adrian (1998). Dacia Felix - Istoria Daciei Romane (PDF) (in Romanian). p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15.

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