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Roman & Dacian ruins

Dacian hillforts, Roman cities and forts, and Greek ports on the Black Sea. Less crowded than the big names, and just as old.

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16 places

Axes and a hatchet from the Dacian fortress of Bănița, photographed in a museum at Orăștie
Roman & Dacian

Bănița Dacian Fortress

Hunedoara · UNESCO Dacian stronghold in the Orăștie Mountains

A terrace at the Căpâlna Dacian fortress site
Roman & Dacian

Căpâlna Fortress

Alba · Dacian hill fort burned by the Romans in 106 AD

Ruins of the Roman fort of Capidava
Roman & Dacian

Capidava

Dobruja · Roman fort rebuilt again and again on the Danube

Remains of the baths at Potaissa, Turda
Roman & Dacian

Castra Potaissa

Turda · legion fortress with Dacia’s largest military baths

Ruins inside the Alba Iulia fortress complex, where the Roman castrum lies
Roman & Dacian

Castrum Apulum

Alba Iulia · Roman legion base of ancient Dacia

Ruins of the ancient fortress of Argamum on Cape Dolosman
Roman & Dacian

Argamum

Jurilovca · Greek colony and Roman-Byzantine fort

Ruins of the Roman fortress of Noviodunum near Isaccea, third view
Roman & Dacian

Castrum Noviodunum

Isaccea · Roman fortress and Danube fleet base

Ruins of the Roman fort of Castrum Tibiscum near Jupa
Roman & Dacian

Castrum Tibiscum

Caraș-Severin · Roman fort and town on the Dacian frontier

The ruins of the Blidaru Dacian fortress on its hilltop
Roman & Dacian

Costești-Blidaru Dacian Fortress

Hunedoara · Dacian hill fortress with six towers, UNESCO

The Dinogetia archaeological site at Garvăn
Roman & Dacian

Dinogetia

Tulcea · Roman and Byzantine fort near Galați

The Roman and Byzantine fort of Halmyris near Murighiol
Roman & Dacian

Halmyris

Tulcea · Roman fort and port with an early Christian crypt

The Roman main gate of the ancient city of Histria
Roman & Dacian

Histria

Dobruja · Greek colony of the 7th century BC, ruins by a lagoon

Remains of the principia at the Porolissum fort
Roman & Dacian

Porolissum

Sălaj · Roman forts, amphitheatre and a Dacian Limes site

Remains of the sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia
Roman & Dacian

Sarmizegetusa Regia

Hunedoara · Dacian capital with sanctuaries, UNESCO site

View towards the Tropaeum Traiani monument at Adamclisi
Roman & Dacian

Tropaeum Traiani

Adamclisi · Roman victory trophy over the Dacians

Plan of the Roman city of Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
Roman & Dacian

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa

Hunedoara · ruined Roman capital with amphitheatre and forum