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.
| Acidava | |
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| Acidaua | |
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  Location of Acidava in Romania | |
| 44°22′31″N 24°16′39″E / 44.375411°N 24.277634°E | |
| Location | Enoșești, Olt County, Romania |
| Site notes | |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
History
editAfter 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
editNotes
edit- ↑ Grumeza 2009, p. 13.
- ↑ Blejan 1998, p. 42.
- ↑ Vinereanu 2002.
- ↑ "Name: Acidava".
- ↑ Olteanu.
References
edit- 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
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- 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