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The Sarmizegetusa Regia Complex

Popovici Simona-Liliana
Popovici Simona-Liliana

a brief presentation made by Simona-Liliana Popovici Member of the team project from Romania coordinated by Octavian Horia Minda

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THE SARMIZEGETUSA REGIA COMPLEX a brief presentation made by Simona-Liliana Popovici Member of the team project from Romania coordinated by Octavian Horia Minda
INTRODUCTION Sarmisegetusa is a complex of six Dacian Fortresses in Ortie Mountains, in Romania, built in murus dacicus style in the 1st centuries BC and AD, as protection against Roman conquest. The six fortresses are: Sarmizegetusa Regia, Costeti-Cet釘uie, Costeti- Blidaru, Piatra Roie, Bni釘a and Cp但lna. All together formed the defensive system of King Decebalus. The complex in considered UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
SARMISEGETUZA REGIA Most of the archeologists assert that the city was raised in between the 3rd and the 2nd century before Christ, while others sustain that it would be at least 600 years older than that. One of the reasons of this dispute could be the striking resemblance of the Big Rounded Sanctuary with those of Stonehenge. It seems that the same architect has conceived them both, the only difference being that the one from Ortie is smaller. Then, The Andesite Sun can be easily Sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia resembled to the famous Maya calendar.
SARMISEGETUZA REGIA The town of Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and major fortress of the Dacian kingdom. It consisted of perimeter walls and fortifications, a sacred precinct, and a settlement area primarily for nobles and supporting servants. It was located at the top of a 1200 meter hill with excellent visibility of the surrounding lands. The sacred precinct was on the east side of the town, with a prominent plaza and circular shrines. There were two settlement areas one on the east side and a larger one on the west. In addition to dwellings they included workshops, storage buildings, and agricultural processing areas. Notable for the time is a distribution system for drinking water that used ceramic pipes.
ULPIA TRAIANA SARMIZEGETUSA Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa was the capital and the largest city of Roman Dacia situated 40 km . away from Sarmizegetusa Regia. It Was Built on the ground of a camp of the Fifth Macedonian Legion, the city was settled by veterans of the Dacian wars. The exact period when the city was built is not known. Some say the first settlement was Amphitheatre erected between 106-107, others say it was between 108-110.
However, due to an inscription discovered at the beginning of the 14th century in the village of Grdite, it is known that the new town was settled in the first years after the conquest of Dacia. The inscription reads: "On the command of the emperor Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, son of the divine Nerva, was settled the Dacian Colony by Decimus Terentius Scaurianus, its governor. The settlement of the colony was marked by a coin minting (sestertius) emitted by Rome, by order of the Senate, dedicated to " the best Principe" - Emperor Trajan. Sestertius coin
TODAY ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE REMAINS: Amphitheatre Gladiator school Goddess Nemesis Temple Liber Pater Temple Gods Aesculapius and Hygieia Gods Aesculapius Temple Gladiator school and Hygieia Temple Temple Basilica Great Temple God Silvanus Temple Glass blowers' workshops Horreum Financial procurator's office Thermae Goddess Nemesis Forum The Forum Temple

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The Sarmizegetusa Regia Complex

  • 1. THE SARMIZEGETUSA REGIA COMPLEX a brief presentation made by Simona-Liliana Popovici Member of the team project from Romania coordinated by Octavian Horia Minda
  • 2. INTRODUCTION Sarmisegetusa is a complex of six Dacian Fortresses in Ortie Mountains, in Romania, built in murus dacicus style in the 1st centuries BC and AD, as protection against Roman conquest. The six fortresses are: Sarmizegetusa Regia, Costeti-Cet釘uie, Costeti- Blidaru, Piatra Roie, Bni釘a and Cp但lna. All together formed the defensive system of King Decebalus. The complex in considered UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
  • 3. SARMISEGETUZA REGIA Most of the archeologists assert that the city was raised in between the 3rd and the 2nd century before Christ, while others sustain that it would be at least 600 years older than that. One of the reasons of this dispute could be the striking resemblance of the Big Rounded Sanctuary with those of Stonehenge. It seems that the same architect has conceived them both, the only difference being that the one from Ortie is smaller. Then, The Andesite Sun can be easily Sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia resembled to the famous Maya calendar.
  • 4. SARMISEGETUZA REGIA The town of Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and major fortress of the Dacian kingdom. It consisted of perimeter walls and fortifications, a sacred precinct, and a settlement area primarily for nobles and supporting servants. It was located at the top of a 1200 meter hill with excellent visibility of the surrounding lands. The sacred precinct was on the east side of the town, with a prominent plaza and circular shrines. There were two settlement areas one on the east side and a larger one on the west. In addition to dwellings they included workshops, storage buildings, and agricultural processing areas. Notable for the time is a distribution system for drinking water that used ceramic pipes.
  • 5. ULPIA TRAIANA SARMIZEGETUSA Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa was the capital and the largest city of Roman Dacia situated 40 km . away from Sarmizegetusa Regia. It Was Built on the ground of a camp of the Fifth Macedonian Legion, the city was settled by veterans of the Dacian wars. The exact period when the city was built is not known. Some say the first settlement was Amphitheatre erected between 106-107, others say it was between 108-110.
  • 6. However, due to an inscription discovered at the beginning of the 14th century in the village of Grdite, it is known that the new town was settled in the first years after the conquest of Dacia. The inscription reads: "On the command of the emperor Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus, son of the divine Nerva, was settled the Dacian Colony by Decimus Terentius Scaurianus, its governor. The settlement of the colony was marked by a coin minting (sestertius) emitted by Rome, by order of the Senate, dedicated to " the best Principe" - Emperor Trajan. Sestertius coin
  • 7. TODAY ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE REMAINS: Amphitheatre Gladiator school Goddess Nemesis Temple Liber Pater Temple Gods Aesculapius and Hygieia Gods Aesculapius Temple Gladiator school and Hygieia Temple Temple Basilica Great Temple God Silvanus Temple Glass blowers' workshops Horreum Financial procurator's office Thermae Goddess Nemesis Forum The Forum Temple