Fețele Albe Dacian fortress
 Fețele Albe Dacian fortress | |
|---|---|
  Location within Romania | |
| Events | Trajan's Dacian Wars |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°37′34″N 23°16′48″E / 45.62611°N 23.28000°ECoordinates: 45°37′34″N 23°16′48″E / 45.62611°N 23.28000°E |
| Place name | Dealul Muncelului |
| Town | Grădiștea de Munte |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | HD-I-s-A-03196 [1] |
| RO-RAN | 90397.07 [2] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates | 1969 [3] |
| Archaeologists | |
Feţele Albe is a Dacian fortified settlement on the southern side of Muncelului Hill, situated north of Sarmizegetusa Regia, separated from it by a sharp declivity. Along with numerous walls and resulting terraces, the site contained a sanctuary with circular stone pillars on the third terrace.[4] The settlement was destroyed during the First Dacian War and rebuilt only to be finally destroyed by fire by Trajan's army during the Second Dacian War in 106 CE.[3][4] The Romans then built a military camp (castrum) on the site.[4]
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References
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania, Hunedoara County" (PDF). www.inmi.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "National Archaeological Record (RAN)". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Daicoviciu, Hadrian and Glodariu, Ioan (1969) "Consideratii asupra cronologiei asezarii dacice de la Fetele Albe" Acta Musei Napocensis 6: pp. 465–473, in Romanian
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 MacKendrick, Paul Lachlan (1975) The Dacian Stones Speak University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, pages 60–61, ISBN 0-8078-1226-9
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