Acidava Explained
Acidava (Acidaua) was a Dacian and later Roman town and fort on the Olt river near the lower Danube. The settlement's remains are located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Oltenia, Romania.
History
See main article: Acidava (castra).
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. The function of the limes was to monitor the Roxolani to the east and deter any possible attacks.
Acidava is depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana between Romula and Rusidava.[1] The same document depicts a second Acidava, between Cedoniae and Apula, but some authors believe it is actually a copy error and the correct name is Sacidava, another Dacian town.
See also
References
- Book: Grumeza
, Ion
. Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe. 2009. Hamilton Books. 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....
- Book: Blejan
, Adrian
. Dacia Felix – Istoria Daciei Romane . 1998 . ro . 2010-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315183858/http://www.litere.uvt.ro/vechi/documente_pdf/cursuri/bejan/dacia%20felix.pdf . 15 March 2012 .
- Book: Vinereanu
, Mihai
. Originea geto-dacă a limbii române . 2002 . Pontos . Chisinau . ro . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100127163323/http://www.iatp.md/dava/Dava6/Vinereanu__6_/Vinereanu__6_1_/vinereanu__6_1_.html . 27 January 2010 .
- Web site: Olteanu . Sorin . Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum – Toponyms Section . ro . Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum . 8 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103139/http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm . 16 July 2011.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Name: Acidava.