Posted on 05/25/2009 3:47:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Romanian archaeologists has discovered, in southeastern county of Caras-Severin, a complex structure estimated to be 2,000 years old belonging to the Roman culture, local media reported on Thursday.
The archaeological discovery has a special importance because it was built very early, probably in the autumn of 101 during the first Dacian-Roman War of 101-102, before the actual Roman conquest of Dacia, the Carpathian-Danube region, modern day Romania.
The discovery will bring the village of Zavoi in Caras-Severin County to the attention of history researchers and archaeologists from around the world following the digging up of the ruins of a Roman palace with well-preserved structures, which is expected to offer so far unknown precious information about the Daco-Roman culture, according to the official Agerpres news agency.
The archaeological style of the building is unique in Romania, as it fully meets the Roman tradition for towering structures, according to local experts.
The Roman vestiges of Zavoi will be recovered, conserved and displayed to their real value with support from the local and central government and is expected to bring about the tourist development of the entire area.
The salvaging diggings so far will become systematic, and the entire location will turn into an archaeological site, according to the archaeological team headed by researcher Adrian Ardet of the Caransebes County Museum of Ethnography.
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Romanians ARE Western by ethnicity — they are the descendents of Italic and Spanish soldiers who were granted land in Dacia. Trajan slaughtered most Dacians (genocide) and gave the land as grants to his soldiers once they finished their terms. The land remained in Romanian hands despite the entry of the Slavs and the Magyars.
Does anyone know the early history of this region or is it all speculation?
I thought that the Dacians were the easternmost Celtic people in Europe? The Galatians were further east in Asia Minor, and the Helvetians were a little west in Switzerland. I kind of like the idea of a Celtic people speaking a romance language and belonging to the Orthodox Church.
See other thread. Great chart, does not show Satem-Centum distinction though! Long time no see.
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