Romania

Arutela

Roman frontier fort on the Olt River, 2nd–3rd century AD

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Arutela 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,

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Fort construction

137–138 AD

Last dated coin finds

220–223 AD

First recorded excavations

1888–1889

Tocilescu and Polonic excavations

1890–1892

Railway impact

1897–1902

National Military Museum research

1967–1970

Research reopened

1978

Castrum renewal and gate reconstruction

1982–1983

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Defensive Structures

FortressesDefensive Walls
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Public Baths
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Country

Romania

Coordinates

45.28° N, 24.31° E