Buridava Roman Camp is located in the suburban area Stolniceni of Ramnicu Valcea city. The camp was built around 103, after the first war between the Dacians and the Romans, on the site of a former military camp of tents. Buridava, according to the writing of the Greek geographer Ptolemeu, it was the capital of [...]
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Apulum Roman Camp
Posted by raluca on January 28th, 2011
Apulum Roman Camp was one of the most important centers of Roman rule on the territory of Dacia. It was built in the former area of the Dacian settlement Apoulon. The building of the camp was determined by the tarrying in this area of the Legion XIII Gemina (106-271), deployed from Vindobona, the current Vienna [...]
Sucidava Dacian settlement
Posted by raluca on January 27th, 2011
Sucidava was a Dacian settlement, then a Roman city located on the left bank of Danube, on the Celei village area, the today Corabia city of Olt county. The Romans transformed Sucidava into an important military center, building a strong city and a stone bridge over the Danube. It was finally destroyed around 600. In [...]
The Roman camp from Răcarii de Jos
Posted by raluca on January 27th, 2011
The Roman camp from Răcarii de Jos, situated at an altitude of 103 meters, has a length between the walls of 168 x 140 meters. The fort is included in the National Archaeological Repertory as a center of military housing from the Roman Age, the Age of migrations and Hallstatt. The referring to Hallstatt is [...]
Arutela Roman Camp
Posted by raluca on January 27th, 2011
Arutela Roman Camp is a historical monument situated between the towns Păuşa and Căciulata at “Poiana Bivolari” point, near the town Călimăneşti, Valcea county, being listed as a historical monument dating from the Roman times, years 137 – 138. The building is located on the left bank of Olt River, near the Cozia Monastery and [...]
Drobeta Roman camp
Posted by raluca on January 27th, 2011
Drobeta was the first stone fortress built in Dacia ( 103 – 105 ) by the Traian Emperor, a Roman defense camp and an important military and political center that was originally built to house 500 soldiers that provided the bridge’s security. The foundations can be seen even today (rebuilt by Constantine the Great ) [...]
Jidava Roman fort
Posted by raluca on January 27th, 2011
Located in the southern of Campulung Muscel city, on the former territory of Salt Water vill0age that today is part of Campulung, Jidava Roman fort (Sidova or Jidova in the ancient history) is part of the defense system Limes Transalutanus. It was built by the Roman emperors Commodus and Septimius Severus in 190-211 (it started [...]
The Metropolitan Castle from Blaj
Posted by raluca on January 19th, 2011
Built by G. Bagdat in 1535, the Metropolitan Castle is a historical monument that belonged to Michael Apafi the 2nd, the last prince of Transylvania. It became head of the Greek Catholic Church (1737), then of the Metropolitan Church(1853). A short period it hosted the History Museum from the town. The Metropolitan Castle is a [...]
The medieval fortification of Sebes
Posted by raluca on January 19th, 2011
Photo by TudorSeulean The Sebes fortification entered into the specialized literature as the first city hall who maintained a formal act of construction. On 23 November 1387, a delegation of city received from King Sigismund of Luxembourg, the right to enclose with a stone wall. The citadel which surrounded the medieval town was built in [...]
The medieval fortress from Diod
Posted by raluca on January 19th, 2011
The medieval fortress from Diod, is remarked in the military architecture of the time, by its rectangular shape rarely found in Transylvania. In the year 1442, lord of Michael of Geoagiu gave the city and the domain to Iancu de Hunodoara (John Hunyadi) who built between 1442 – 1445 with material derived in part from [...]
