Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains, in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest.
Their extensive and well-preserved remains present a picture of a vigorous and innovative Iron Age civilisation. Today, treasure-hunters are searching the area, as Romania lacks legislation in this ___domain.
The six fortresses - Sarmizegetusa, Blidaru, Piatra Roşie, Costeşti, Căpâlna and Baniţa - that formed the defensive system of Decebalus were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
External links
- The Deva Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation - The largest museum in Romania with Dacian focus, site includes maps of its open air archaeological parks in the Orastie Mountains.
- The Dacians - pictures of the fortresses in the Orastie Mountains
- UNESCO: The Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
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