Caput Stenarum (castra)
Caput Stenarum was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd century AD. It is located 700 m east of the village Boița in Romania at the northern exit of the Olt gorge.
| Caput Stenarum | |
|---|---|
Location within Romania | |
| Known also as | Castra of Boița |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 245 |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Limes | Alutanus |
| Nearby water | Alutus |
| Directly connected to |
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| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 46 m × 47 m (0.2 ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| vexill. XIII Gemina | |
| — Cohorts — | |
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| Events | Carpic attacks |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45.63577°N 24.26601°E |
| Altitude | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Place name | În rude |
| Town | Boița |
| County | Sibiu |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SB-I-m-A-11946.01 |
| RO-RAN | 145845.01 |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Alutanus along the Olt (river).
It is located 1 km away from the mouth of Turnu Roşu Pass and was of particular importance both for the defence of the border of the Province of Dacia Inferior and for the supervision of the pass in the Carpathians and the road that forks here.
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