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 asCastra of Boița
Founded2nd century AD
Abandoned245 [1]
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesAlutanus
Nearby waterAlutus
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area46 m × 47 m (0.2 [1] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. XIII Gemina [1]
— Cohorts —
EventsCarpic attacks [1]
Location
Coordinates45.63577°N 24.26601°E / 45.63577; 24.26601
Altitude365 m (1,198 ft)
Place nameÎn rude [1]
TownBoița
CountySibiu
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMISB-I-m-A-11946.01[2]
RO-RAN145845.01[3]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined

See also

Notes
  1. Nicolae Lupu: ACTA TERRAE SEPTEMCASTRENSIS I - Stațiunea romană de la Boița (Jud. Sibiu), ISSN 1583-1817
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. Cristian M. Vlădescu - Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Ed. Scrisul Românesc, 1986

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