Dacian fortress of Bănița is one of the six
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains
Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains (), in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest, and played an important role during the Roman-Dacian wars.
Their ...
, in
Romania
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. Together with the other
Dacian fortresses
The history of Dacian warfare spans from c. 10th century BC up to the 2nd century AD in the region defined by Ancient Greek and Latin historians as Dacia, populated by a collection of Thracian, Ionian, and Dorian tribes. It concerns the armed con ...
in the area, it was designated as an
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
in 1999.
Gallery
File:Orastie Ethnography Museum 2011 - Axes and Hatchet from Banita Dacian Fortress.JPG, Axes and hatchet from the Dacian fortress of Bănița at Orăștie Ethnography Museum
File:Orastie Ethnography Museum 2011 - Hinges, Cramp Iron and Chain Link from Banita Dacian Fortress.JPG, Hinges, cramp Iron and chain link
File:Orastie Ethnography Museum 2011 - Hinges, Cramp Iron and Chain Link from Banita Dacian Fortress-1.JPG, Hinges, cramp Iron and chain link - close up
See also
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Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...
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Burebista
Burebista ( grc, Βυρεβίστας, Βοιρεβίστας) was the king of the Getae and Dacian tribes from 82/61BC to 45/44BC. He was the first king who successfully unified the tribes of the Dacian kingdom, which comprised the area locat ...
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Trajan's Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars (101–102, 105–106) were two military campaigns fought between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajan's rule. The conflicts were triggered by the constant Dacian threat on the Danubian province of Moesia and also by ...
References
External links
Virtual reconstruction of the fortressHistory of research
Banita
Dacian fortresses in Hunedoara County
Tourist attractions in Hunedoara County
Historic monuments in Hunedoara County
Ancient history of Transylvania
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