Romula

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.

For the song by Terminaator, see Romula (song).

Romula
Shown within Romania
LocationRomania
RegionOlt County
Coordinates44.166667°N 24.4°E / 44.166667; 24.4

History
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
Coordinates�44°10′N 24°24′E
TownReşca
CountyOlt
Country Romania
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1900 [3]
ArchaeologistsPamfil Polonic [3]

The Roman city of Romula lay on an earlier Dacian settlement 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, where soldiers of the Legiones VII Claudia and XXII Primigenia were temporarily stationed, alongside a permanent unit (numerus) of Syrian archers.

See also

References
  1. Academia Română: Istoria Românilor, Vol. 2, Daco-romani, romanici, alogeni, 2nd. Ed., București 2010, ISBN 978-973-45-0610-1
  2. Tactica, strategie si specific de lupta la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romana, Petru Ureche
  3. "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

Ancient
  • Anonymous (1-4th century AD). Tabula Peutingeriana (in Latin). Check date values in: |year= (help)
  • Ptolemy, Claudius (ca. 140 AD). Geographia [Geography] (in Ancient Greek). Sumptibus et typis Caroli Tauchnitii. Check date values in: |year= (help)

Modern
  • Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian and English). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  • Dicţionar de istorie veche a României ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp. 510

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