Limes Porolissensis
Located in Roman province of Dacia, present-day Romania, the Limes Porolissensis was a frontier of the Roman empire in Dacia Porolissensis, the northernmost of the three Dacian provinces. It was a defensive line dating from the 2nd century AD after the Conquest of Dacia. The frontier was a complex network of over 100 observation towers, fortlets, walls and forts disposed in a line over 200 km from the Apuseni Mountains to the Eastern Carpathians, following the highland chain of the Meseș Mountains.[1]
It integrated the following forts:
- Castra of Negreni
- Castra of Buciumi
- Castra of Largiana
- Castra of Certinae
- Porolissum
- Castra of Jac
- Castra of Tihău
- Castra of Samum
- Castra of Arcobara
- Castra of Livezile
- Castra of Orheiu Bistriței
- Castra of Brâncovenești
References[edit]
- ^ Radu, Zagreanu; Corneliu, Gaiu (2015-01-01). "Marcu et alii - Recent Developments in Understanding the limes Porolissensis". Limes XXIII.
Bibliography[edit]
- Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube
- Alexandru V. Matei, Robert Gindele - Roman defensive system from north-western part of Dacia. Field researches at Supuru de Sus (Satu Mare County) and literature sources.
- Comuna Buciumi, important areal de convergenţă turistică
- About the tactics and fighting particularity of the auxiliary infantry in Roman Dacia
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External links[edit]
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine