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'''Romula''' or '''Malva''' was an ancient city in [[Roman Dacia]], later the village of Reşca, [[Dobrosloveni]] Commune, [[Olt County]], [[Romania]]. It was the capital of [[Dacia Malvensis]], one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia.

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== History ==

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*[[Acidava (castra)|Acidava]]

*[[Castra Nova, Dacia|Castra Nova]]

*[[Pelendava (castra)|Pelendava]]

*[[Sucidava (castra)|Sucidava]]

*[[Castra of Crâmpoia|(Crâmpoia)]]

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The Roman city of Romula lay on an earlier [[Dacians|Dacian]] city called '''Malva'''. It received the title of [[municipium]] during the rule of [[Hadrian]] (117–138) and the title of [[Colonia (Roman)|colonia]] during that of [[Septimius Severus]] (193–211).

'''Romula''' or '''Malva''' was an ancient city in [[Roman Dacia]], later the village of Reşca, [[Dobrosloveni]] Commune, [[Olt County]], [[Romania]]. It was the capital of [[Dacia Malvensis]], one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia.


The Roman city of Romula lay on an earlier [[Dacia]]n settlement called '''Malva'''. It received the title of [[municipium]] during the rule of [[Hadrian]] (117-138) and the title of [[Colonia (Roman)|colonia]] during that of [[Septimius Severus]] (193-211).


The city had two belts of fortifications and two [[castrum|castra]], in which were temporarily located units of the [[Legio VII Claudia|Legiones VII ''Claudia'']] and [[Legio XXII Primigenia|XXII ''Primigenia'']] and permanent a unit (''[[numerus]]'') of [[Syria]]n [[Archery|archers]].


== Ancient sources ==

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=== Ptolemy's Geographia ===

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=== Tabula Peutingeriana ===

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== Archaeology ==

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The city had two belts of fortifications and two [[castrum|castra]], part of the [[Limes Alutanus]] frontier system and where soldiers of the [[Legio VII Claudia|Legiones VII ''Claudia'']] and [[Legio XXII Primigenia|XXII ''Primigenia'']] were temporarily stationed, alongside a permanent unit (''[[Numerus (Roman military unit)|numerus]]'') of [[Syria]]n [[Archery|archers]].

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== See also ==

== See also ==

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* [[Dacia]]

* [[Dacia]]

* [[Roman Dacia]]

* [[Roman Dacia]]


== Notes ==

{{reflist|3}}



== References ==

== References ==

{{Reflist}}



=== Ancient ===

=== Ancient ===

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{{Refbegin}}

* {{cite book

* {{cite book

|ref = {{sfnRef|Tabula Peutingeriana}}

|ref = {{sfnRef|Tabula Peutingeriana}}

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|title = Tabula Peutingeriana

|title = Tabula Peutingeriana

|url = http://www.tabula-peutingeriana.de/tp/tpx.html

|url = http://www.tabula-peutingeriana.de/tp/tpx.html

|year = 1-4th century AD

|orig-date = c. 0-399 CE

|language = Latin

|language = la

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* {{cite book

* {{cite book

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|last = Ptolemy

|last = Ptolemy

|first = Claudius

|first = Claudius

|authorlink = Ptolemy

|author-link = Ptolemy

|title = Geographia

|title = Geographia

|publisher = Sumptibus et typis Caroli Tauchnitii

|trans_title = Geography

|trans-title=Geography

|url = http://books.google.com/books?id=4ksBAAAAMAAJ

|year = ca. 140 AD

|url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_4ksBAAAAMAAJ

|language = Ancient Greek

|year = c. 140

|language = grc

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}}

*

*

{{refend}}

{{Refend}}



=== Modern ===

=== Modern ===

{{refbegin}}

{{Refbegin}}

* {{cite web

* {{cite web

|ref = {{sfnRef|Olteanu|loc=Toponyms}}

|last = Olteanu

|last = Olteanu

|first = Sorin

|title = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum – Toponyms Section

|first = Sorin

|url = http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm

|title = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section

|language = ro, en

|url = http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm

|work = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum

|language = Romanian, partially in English

|access-date = 3 January 2010

|work = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103139/http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm

|accessdate = 3 January 2010

|archive-date = 16 July 2011

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5vSjj8iYr

|url-status = dead}}

|archivedate= 3 January 2010

}}

* ''Dicţionar de istorie veche a României'' ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp.&nbsp;510

* ''Dicţionar de istorie veche a României'' ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp.&nbsp;510

*{{cite thesis|last=Buqinca|first=Arianit|year=2021|title=Recherche sur les Dardaniens : VIe- Ier siècles av. J.- C.


|publisher=Université de Lyon|url=http://www.theses.fr/2021LYSE2007}}

*

{{refend}}

{{Refend}}



== Further reading ==

== Further reading ==

{{refbegin}}

{{Refbegin}}

* {{cite web

* {{cite web

|last = Olteanu

|last = Olteanu

|first = Sorin

|first = Sorin

|title = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section

|title = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum Toponyms Section

|url = http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm

|url = http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm

|language = Romanian, partially in English

|language = ro, en

|work = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum

|work = Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum

|accessdate = 3 January 2010

|access-date = 3 January 2010

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103139/http://soltdm.com/geo/arts/categs/categs.htm

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5vSjj8iYr

|archive-date = 16 July 2011

|archivedate= 3 January 2010

|url-status = dead}}

}}

* Tătulea, Corneliu Mărgărit. ''Romula-Malva. Monografie''. Bucureşti, Ed. Museion, 1994, 176 p.

* Tătulea, Corneliu Mărgărit. ''Romula-Malva. Monografie''. București, Ed. Museion, 1994, 176 p.

*

*

{{refend}}

{{Refend}}



== External links ==

== External links ==

*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=1274893&t=k&om=1 Roman castra from Romania – Google Maps] / [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1274893/Main/1274893 Earth] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121205025930/http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1274893/Main/1274893 |date=5 December 2012 }}

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[[Category:Dacian towns]]

[[Category:Archaeological sites in Romania]]

[[Category:Ruins in Romania]]

[[Category:Ruins in Romania]]

[[Category:Roman colonies]]

[[Category:Coloniae (Roman)]]

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[[Category:Limes Alutanus]]

[[Category:History of Eastern Romance people]]






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Romula
Romula is located in Romania
Romula

Shown within Romania

LocationRomania
RegionOlt County
Coordinates44°10′00N 24°24′00E / 44.166667°N 24.4°E / 44.166667; 24.4

RomulaorMalva was an ancient city in Roman Dacia, later the village of Reşca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania. It was the capital of Dacia Malvensis, one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia.

History[edit]

Romula (castra)
Known also asCastra of Reșca
Founded during the reign ofTrajan[1]
Founded2nd century AD
Abandonedc. 6th-7th century
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Capital ofDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area216 m × 183 m (3,9[1] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign ofTrajan[1]
Size and area100 m × 100 m (1[1] ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
Cohorts
I Flavia Commagenorum[2]
Location
Coordinates44°10′N 24°24′E / 44.167°N 24.400°E / 44.167; 24.400
TownReşca
CountyOlt
Country Romania
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1900[3]
ArchaeologistsPamfil Polonic[3]

The Roman city of Romula lay on an earlier Dacian city called Malva. It received the title of municipium during the rule of Hadrian (117–138) and the title of colonia during that of Septimius Severus (193–211).

The city had two belts of fortifications and two castra, part of the Limes Alutanus frontier system and where soldiers of the Legiones VII Claudia and XXII Primigenia were temporarily stationed, alongside a permanent unit (numerus) of Syrian archers.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Academia Română: Istoria Românilor, Vol. 2, Daco-romani, romanici, alogeni, 2nd. Ed., București 2010, ISBN 978-973-45-0610-1
  • ^ Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
  • ^ a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  • Ancient[edit]

  • Ptolemy, Claudius (c. 140). Geographia [Geography] (in Ancient Greek). Sumptibus et typis Caroli Tauchnitii.
  • Modern[edit]

  • Dicţionar de istorie veche a României ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp. 510
  • Buqinca, Arianit (2021). Recherche sur les Dardaniens : VIe- Ier siècles av. J.- C. (Thesis). Université de Lyon.
  • Further reading[edit]

  • Tătulea, Corneliu Mărgărit. Romula-Malva. Monografie. București, Ed. Museion, 1994, 176 p.
  • External links[edit]


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