Sunset seen from a snow-park #lifeatexpedia
Sunset seen from a snow-park #lifeatexpedia
The capital and the most important military, religious and political centre of the Dacians prior to the wars with the Roman Empire... Erected on top of a 1200 m high mountain, the fortress, comprising six citadels, was the core of a strategic defensive system in the Orăştie Mountains (in present-day Romania)... Sarmizegetusa Regia should not be confused with Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, the Roman capital of Dacia built by Roman Emperor Trajan some 40 km away, which was not the Dacian capital. Sarmizegetusa Ulpia was discovered earlier, was known already in the early 1900s, and was initially mistaken for the Dacian capital, a confusion which led to incorrect conclusions being made regarding the military history and organization of the Dacians...
2 weeks ago we spent 4 amazing days in the Retezat Mountains of Romania, one of the most beautiful mountains in the country
2 weeks ago we spent 4 amazing days in the Retezat Mountains of Romania, one of the most beautiful mountains in the country