Acidava
44°22′31″N 24°16′39″E / 44.375411°N 24.277634°E / 44.375411; 24.277634
Acidava (Acidaua) was a Dacian and later Roman town and fort on the Olt river near the lower Danube.[1] The settlement's remains are located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Oltenia, Romania.
History
After the Roman conquest of Dacia by Roman Emperor Trajan, Acidava became a civilian and military centre, with castra being built in the area. Acidava was part of the Limes Alutanus, a line of fortifications built under emperor Hadrian running north–south along the Alutus (Olt) river.[2] The function of the limes was to monitor the Roxolani to the east and deter any possible attacks.[3]
Acidava is depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana between Romula and Rusidava.[4]
The same document depicts a second Acidava, between Cedoniae and Apula, but some authors believe it is actually a copy error[5] and the correct name is Sacidava, another Dacian town.
See also
- Acidava (castra)
- Dacia
- Roman Dacia
- List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
- Dacian davae
Notes
- ^ Grumeza 2009, p. 13.
- ^ Blejan 1998, p. 42.
- ^ Vinereanu 2002.
- ^ "Name: Acidava".
- ^ Olteanu.
References
- Grumeza, Ion (2009). Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe. Hamilton Books. ISBN 978-0-7618-4465-5.
The shores of the Danube were well monitored from the Dacian fortresses Acidava, Buricodava, Dausadava (the shrine of the wolves), Diacum, Drobeta (Turnu Severin), Nentivava (Oltenita), Suvidava (Corabia), Tsirista, Tierna/Dierna (Orsova) and what is today Zimnicea. Downstream were also other fortresses: Axiopolis (Cernadova), Barbosi, Buteridava, Capidava(Topalu), Carsium(Harsova), Durostorum(Silistra), Sacidava/Sagadava (Dunareni) along with still others...
- Blejan, Adrian (1998). Dacia Felix – Istoria Daciei Romane (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- Vinereanu, Mihai (2002). Originea geto-dacă a limbii române (in Romanian). Chisinau: Pontos. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010.
- Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum – Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dacia and Dacians.
- Archaeological sites around Enoşeşti on the Mapserver for Romanian National Cultural Heritage
- Many items recovered from Acidava are available at the Olt County Museum, Romania
- Acidava in the Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
- Acidava in the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854)
- Sorin Olteanu's Project: Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum – Toponyms Section
- A street in Bucharest, having the ancient city name: Strada Acidava
- v
- t
- e
- Acidava
- Acmonia
- Aedava
- Aiadava
- Aizis
- Amutria
- Apulon
- Arcina
- Arcobadara
- Argedava
- Argidava (Arcidava)
- Arutela
- Berzobis
- Bregedava
- Brucla
- Buricodava
- Buridava
- Buteridava
- Capidava
- Carsidava
- Clepidava
- Cumidava
- Danedevae
- Dausdava
- Desudaba
- Diacum
- Dierna
- Dinogetia
- Docidava
- Drobeta
- Egeta
- Gatae
- Genucla
- Germisara
- Gildava
- Giridava
- Itadava
- Keiladeva
- Klepidaua
- Kuimedaba
- Malva (Romula)
- Marcodava
- Murideva
- Napoca
- Nentidava
- Oescus
- Patridava
- Patruissa
- Pelendava
- Perburidava
- Petrodava
- Pinon
- Piroboridava
- Polondava
- Potaissa
- Pulpudeva
- Quemedava
- Ramidava
- Ratiaria
- Recidava
- Romboses
- Rusidava
- Sacidava
- Sagadava
- Sandava
- Sangidaua
- Sarmizegetusa Regia
- Scaidava
- Setidava
- Singidava
- Sucidava
- Sucidava, Moesia
- Susudava
- Sykidaba
- Tamasidava
- Tapae
- Thermidava
- Tibiscum
- Tirista
- Tsierna
- Tyrida
- Utidava
- Zaldapa
- Zargidava
- Zeugma
- Zidava
- Zikideva
- Zimnicea
- Ziridava
- Zisnudeva
- Zucidaua
- Zurobara
- Zusidava
- Cities/fortresses with unknown names
- Aghireșu
- Ardan
- Ardeu
- Arpașu de Sus
- Augustin
- Băile Tușnad
- Băleni-Români
- Bănița
- Bâzdâna
- Beidaud
- Bocșa
- Boroșneu Mic
- Boșorod
- Botfei
- Breaza
- Bretea Mureșană
- Bucium
- Căpâlna
- Cernat
- Cetățeni
- Cioclovina
- Clopotiva
- "Costești-Blidaru"
- "Costești-Cetățuie"
- Cotnari
- Coțofenii din Dos
- Covasna
- Cozia
- Crăsanii de Jos
- Crivești
- Crizbav
- Cuciulata
- "Cucuiș - Dealul Golu"
- "Cucuiș - Vârful Berianului"
- Cugir
- Cârlomănești
- Dalboșeț
- Densuș
- Divici
- Drajna de Sus
- Dumitrița
- Eliseni
- Feldioara
- "Fețele Albe"
- Grădiștea de Munte
- Iedera de Jos
- Feleac
- Jigodin
- Liubcova
- Mala Kopania
- Marca
- Mataraua
- Merești
- Moinești
- Monariu
- Monor
- Moșna
- Ocolișu Mic
- Odorheiu Secuiesc
- Olteni
- Orăștie Mountains
- Petrila
- Petroșani
- "Piatra Roșie"
- Pietroasa Mică
- Pinticu
- Pisculești
- Poiana cu Cetate
- Polovragi
- Ponor
- Popești (Călărași)
- Porumbenii Mari
- Praid
- Racoș
- Racu
- Radovanu - Gorgana I
- Radovanu - Jidovescu
- Roadeș
- Rovinari
- Rușor
- Sacalasău
- Satu Mare (Harghita)
- Satu Nou
- Sânzieni
- Seimeni
- Socol
- Sprâncenata
- Stâncești
- Stoina
- Șeica Mică
- Tășad
- Telița
- Teliu
- Tilișca
- Timișu de Jos
- Turia
- Unip
- Uroi
- Valea Seacă
- Viișoara Moșneni
- Zemplín
- Zetea
- Dacia Maps on Commons
- Dacian fortresses, settlements, sanctuaries and tombs (Google Earth Community post)
