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Burridava
Buridava (''Burridava'') was a Dacian town situated in Dacia, later Dacia Apulensis, now Romania, on the banks of the river Aluta, now Olt River, Olt. Later a Roman fort (Buridava castra) was built there. Etymology The name is Geto-Thracian History Dacian town Together with the fortresses of Grădiștea and Tetoiu, it was part of an ingenious defensive system in the southeastern part of the residence of the Dacian kings in Sarmizegetusa. Buridava was the chief trading center of the tribe of the Burs (Dacia), Buri It was located at Ocnița Roman times The Romans built the Buridava castra at Râmnicu Vâlcea, Stolniceni (7 km from Ocnele Mari, Ocnița) Archaeology A fragment of a vase carrying the inscription BUR, indicates the name of the Dacian tribe Buridavensi In addition to the inscriptions in Latin capitals and cursives uncovered in 1973 and 1978, two inscriptions in Greek were discovered in the same years. They both date from the time of Augustus ...
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Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea (formerly ''Râmnic'', ) is a city in Romania. Located in the south-central part of the country, in the historical province of Oltenia, it is the seat of Vâlcea County and its main urban settlement. According to the 2021 Romanian census, it has a population of 93,151. Geography Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated in the central-southwestern area of Romania and is the county capital of Vâlcea County. Set at the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, the town is located at about from the Cozia Mountains and about from the Făgăraș Mountains, Făgăraș and Lotrului Mountains. The southern limit of the city is formed by the Getic Plateau () and the Olt (river), Olt River valley. The city is crossed by Roads in Romania, national roads DN7 (part of European route E81), , and . The serves the Căile Ferate Române, CFR Căile Ferate Române Line 200, Line 201, which runs along the Olt River from Tălmaciu, Podu Olt, Sibiu County, to Piatra-Olt, Olt County. Climat ...
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Dacian Towns
This is a list of ancient cities, towns, villages, and fortresses in and around Thrace and Dacia. A number of these settlements were Thracian and Dacian, but some were Celtic, Greek, Roman, Paeonian, or Persian. A number of cities in Thrace and Dacia were built on or close to the sites of preexisting Dacian or Thracian settlements. Some settlements in this list may have a double entry, such as the Paeonian ''Astibo'' and Latin ''Astibus''. It is believed that Thracians did not build true cities even if they were named as such; the largest Thracian settlements were large villages.The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC by John Boardman, I. E. S. Edwards, E. Sollberger, and N. G. L. Hammond ,, 1992, page 612: "Thrace possessed only fortified areas and cities such as Cabassus would have been no more than large villages. In general the population lived in vi ...
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List Of Ancient Cities In Thrace And Dacia
This is a list of ancient cities, towns, villages, and fortresses in and around Thrace and Dacia. A number of these settlements were Thracian and Dacians, Dacian, but some were Celtic, Ancient Greece, Greek, Roman Empire, Roman, Paeonian, or Persian people, Persian. A number of cities in Thrace and Dacia were built on or close to the sites of preexisting Dacian or Thracian settlements. Some settlements in this list may have a double entry, such as the Paeonian ''Astibo'' and Latin ''Astibus''. It is believed that Thracians did not build true cities even if they were named as such; the largest Thracian settlements were large villages.The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC by John Boardman, I. E. S. Edwards, E. Sollberger, and N. G. L. Hammond ,, 1992, page 612: "Thrace possessed only fortified areas and cities such as Cabassus would have been no more than larg ...
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Dava (Dacian)
''Dava'' (Latin language, Latinate plural ''davae'') was a Dacian language, Geto-Dacian name for a city, town or fortress. Generally, the name indicated a tribal center or an important settlement, usually fortified. Some of the Dacian settlements and the fortresses employed the Murus Dacicus traditional construction technique. Most of these towns are attested by Ptolemy, and therefore date from at least the 1st century CE. The dava towns can be found as south as the cities of Sandanski and Plovdiv in present-day Bulgaria. Strabo specified that the Dacians ("Daci") are the Getae. The Dacians, Getae and their kings were always considered as Thracians by the ancients (Cassius Dio, Dio Cassius, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Trogus Pompeius, Appian, Strabo, Herodotus and Pliny the Elder), and were both said to speak the same Thracian language. Etymology Many city names of the Dacians were composed of an initial lexicon, lexical element (often the tribe name) affixed to ''-dava'', ''-d ...
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Buridava (castra)
Castra Buridava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, part of the frontier system of the Limes Alutanus, and near the Dacian and Roman town of Buridava. The Romans presence from the end of the Trajan's First Dacian War (102) has been proven. The quarters of the governor of Moesia Inferior were here, with important military units, along with ''pedites singulares'', his personal guard. Troops from the 1st Italica, 5th Macedonica, and 11th Claudia legions participated in the first constructions during Trajan's time, as well as auxiliary units cohort II Flavia Bessorum, cohort IX Batavorum. Two groups of Roman thermal baths were found. Archaeology in 2022 discovered 13 rooms from the small baths, of which five are apses.Limes Alutanus: frontierele Imperiului Roman. Vestigiile de pe Valea Oltului FOTO https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/ramnicu-valcea/limes-alutanus-frontierele-imperiului-roman-2280147.html The most recent investigation place the extent of the site at approxima ...
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Historic Monuments In Vâlcea County
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categorize history as a social science, while others see it as part of the humanities or consider it a hybrid discipline. Similar debates surround the purpose of history—for example, whether its main aim is theoretical, to uncover the truth, or practical, to learn lessons from the past. In a more general sense, the term ''history'' refers not to an academic field but to the past itself, times in the past, or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations. Source criticism is used to evaluate these sources, assessing their authenticity, content, and reliability. Historians strive to integrate the perspectives of several sources to develop ...
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Dacian Fortresses In Vâlcea County
Dacian may refer to: Relating to "Dacia" * of or relating to Dacia in southeastern Europe ** Dacians, the ancient Indo-European inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia ** Dacian language * of or relating to one of the other meanings of Dacia Given name * Dacian or Dacianus, 4th-century Roman prefect who persecuted Christians * Dacian Cioloș (born 1969), Romanian agronomist, politician and former prime minister * Dacian Varga Dacian Şerban Varga (born 15 October 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Career Childhood Varga began his football career at the age of 8, when his father took him at an indoor-football club based in ... (born 1984), Romanian footballer See also {{Disambiguation, given name Language and nationality disambiguation pages Romanian masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Roman Dacia
Roman Dacia ( ; also known as ; or Dacia Felix, ) was a province of the Roman Empire from 106 to 271–275 AD. Its territory consisted of what are now the regions of Oltenia, Transylvania and Banat (today all in Romania, except the last region which is split among Romania, Hungary, and Serbia). During Roman rule, it was organized as an imperial province on the borders of the empire. It is estimated that the population of Roman Dacia ranged from 650,000 to 1,200,000. It was conquered by Trajan (98–117) after two campaigns that devastated the Dacian Kingdom of Decebalus. However, the Romans did not occupy its entirety; Crișana, Maramureș, and most of Moldavia remained under the Free Dacians. After its integration into the empire, Roman Dacia saw constant administrative division. In 119 under Hadrian, it was divided into two departments: Dacia Superior ("Upper Dacia") and Dacia Inferior ("Lower Dacia"; later named Dacia Malvensis). Between 124 and around 158, Dacia Sup ...
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Ocnele Mari
Ocnele Mari is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers eight villages: Buda, Cosota, Făcăi, Gura Suhașului, Lunca, Ocnița, Slătioarele, and Țeica. The town is situated in the central part of the county, at a distance of from the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea, which it borders to the east and south. Ocnele Mari also borders several communes: Mihăești to the south, Bunești to the west, and Păușești-Măglași and Vlădești to the north. The greatest extent of the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 was near Ocnele Mari. Notable people * Ioan Luchian Mihalea (1951–1993), composer, conductor, and television producer See also * Ocnele Mari mine *Ocnele Mari prison Ocnele Mari Prison was a prison located in Ocnele Mari, Vâlcea County, Romania. History Early years Prior to the communist regime, the prison was for common criminals with life terms, forced to work in the nearby salt mine. Mihail Gheorghiu B ... References ...
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Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county (județ) that lies in south-central Romania. Located in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt (river), Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râmnicu Vâlcea. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 355,320 and the population density was 61.63/km2. * Romanians - over 98% * Romani people in Romania, Roma, Minorities of Romania, others - 2% Geography This county has a total area of . The North side of the county is occupied by the mountains from the Southern Carpathians group: the Făgăraș Mountains in the east with heights over , and the Lotru Mountains in the west with heights over . They are separated by the Olt (river), Olt River valley — the most accessible passage between Transylvania and Muntenia. Along the Olt River valley there are smaller groups of mountains, the most spectacular being ...
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Buridava Castra
Castra Buridava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, part of the frontier system of the Limes Alutanus, and near the Dacian and Roman town of Buridava. The Romans presence from the end of the Trajan's First Dacian War (102) has been proven. The quarters of the governor of Moesia Inferior were here, with important military units, along with ''pedites singulares'', his personal guard. Troops from the 1st Italica, 5th Macedonica, and 11th Claudia legions participated in the first constructions during Trajan's time, as well as auxiliary units cohort II Flavia Bessorum, cohort IX Batavorum. Two groups of Roman thermal baths were found. Archaeology in 2022 discovered 13 rooms from the small baths, of which five are apses.Limes Alutanus: frontierele Imperiului Roman. Vestigiile de pe Valea Oltului FOTO https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/ramnicu-valcea/limes-alutanus-frontierele-imperiului-roman-2280147.html The most recent investigation place the extent of the site at approxima ...
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Olt River
The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian; ; or ', , ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . It originates in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the river Mureș. The Olt flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu, Vâlcea, and Olt. The river was known as ''Alutus'' or ''Aluta'' in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river. Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina are the main cities on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele. Settlements The main cities along the river Olt are Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, Făgăraș, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina. The Olt passes through the following communes, from source to mouth: Bălan, Sândominic, T ...
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