Limes transalutanus
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The Limes Transalutanus was a fortified border line of the Roman Empire in the province of Dacia in what is now Romania .
location
The Limes Transalutanus extended over a distance of 235 kilometers in a north-south direction between the ancient places Poiana / Teleorman district in the south on the Danube and Cumidava in the north near what is now Râşnov / Braşov district in the Transylvania region . Presumably the Limes Alutanus was moved there because the narrow valley of the Olt (Latin: Alutus) could not guarantee apron monitoring in an easterly direction.
As part of a program of the Romanian Limes Commission ( Comisiei Naționale Limes (CNL)), the Transalutan Limes was also re-recorded and mapped in 2016 in order to align the Limes documentation in Romania with European standards, not least with a view to possible future inclusion of this too Sections of the Limes in the UNESCO World Heritage .
Structure and history
The Limes Transalutanus was created by gradually moving the Limes Alutanus forward in an easterly direction. This shift began under Antoninus Pius at the earliest . The Limes Transalutanus consisted of an on average three meters high and ten to twelve meters wide earth wall with a ditch in front. A total of 20 forts were built along this line along the Roman road running parallel to the earth wall . These are listed in the Limes documentation of the CNL.
- Flămânda Castle ( RO259 ) (Poiana) in Ciuperceni
- Putineiu Castle ( RO258 ) in Putineiu
- Băneasa I castle ( RO256 ) in Salcia
- Băneasa II castle ( RO257 ) in Salcia
- Roșiorii de Vede Castle ( RO252 ) in Roșiorii de Vede
- Valea Urlui Castle ( RO254 ) in Roșiorii de Vede
- Fort Gresia ( RO251 ) in Stejaru
- Ghioca Castle ( RO250 ) in Crâmpoia
- Urlueni I ( RO248 ) castle in Urlueni
- Urlueni II Castle ( RO249 ) in Urlueni
- Fâlfani Castle ( RO247 ) in Fâlfani
- Fort Săpata de Jos I ( RO245 ) in Săpata
- Fort Săpata de Jos II ( RO246 ) in Săpata
- Albota Fort ( RO243 ) in Albota
- Purcăreni Castle ( RO242 ) in Miceşti
- Fort Câmpulung Muscel I ( RO240 ) in Câmpulung
- Fort Câmpulung Muscel II ( RO241 ) in Câmpulung
- Voineşti Castle ( RO239 ) in Voineşti
- Rucăr Castle ( RO238 ) in Rucăr
- Cumidava ( RO213 ) in Râşnov
See also
literature
- Eugen S. Teodor and Maria-Magdalena Ştefan: Landscape archeology along Limes Transalutanus . In: Journal of Ancient History and Archeology, 1, 3 (Oct. 2014), pp. 31–43.
- Eugen S. Teodor and Dan Ştefan: Technological challenges on the Limes Transalutanus . In: Antiquity, Issue 342, Volume 88, December 2014, digitized .
- Eugen S. Teodor: The Invisible Giant: Limes Transalutanus. An overview south of Argeş River . Editura Cetatea de Scaun, Târgovişte 2015, ISBN 978-606-537-298-6 , digitized .
- Eugen S. Teodor: Watching and Warning along the Limes Transalutanus. The Search for Watch towers along its Southern Sector . In: C. Sebastian Sommer and Suzana Matešic (eds.): Limes XXIII. Special volume 4 / I. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies / files of the 23rd International Limes Congress in Ingolstadt 2015 . Nünnerich-Asmus Verlag, Mainz 2018, pp. 331–340 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Limes Transalutanus, Proiect de cercetare / Research Project (Romanian, partly in English), accessed on January 5, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Margot Klee : Limits of the Empire. Life on the Roman Limes . Theiss, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-8062-2015-5 , p. 87.
- ^ Programul National Limes. Raport anual (2016) on the website limesromania.ro (English, Romanian), accessed on January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Situri arheologice: Archaeological Sites. limesromania.ro, accessed January 6, 2019 (English, Romanian).