Arutela

Arutela
Arutela is located in Romania
Arutela
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Arutelia
Known also asCastra 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 Inferior
LimesAlutanus
Nearby waterAluta
Directly connected toPraetorium, (Titești), (Rădăcinești), Buridava
Structure
— Stone [1] structure —
Stationed military units
Numeri
Tyrorum sagittariorum
Location
Altitude285 m (935 ft)
Place namePoiana Bivolari
TownCăciulata
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]
ArchaeologistsPamfil Polonic,[3] Dumitru Tudor[4]

Arutela[1] was an ancient Roman fort in the Roman province of Dacia today near the town Călimănești. It lies on the left bank of the Olt River. It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Alutanus,

Limes Alutanus (left)
  1. ^ a b c d Vlădescu 1986, p. 46
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "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.