Trophaeum Traiani Adamclisi

The monument is the proof of one of the most interesting chapters of the Romanian history. It has been ordered by Emperor Traian and raised between 106-109 A.D. ,to celebrate the victory of the Romans against the Dacians, further to a frightful battle.

Restored in the70-ies, the monument is very similar to Traian Column in Rome, the historians presume they both were built by the same architect – Apolodor from Damascus.

The monument consists in a 30 m high cylindrical nine-staired pedestal, revealing   aspects from Roman-Dacian battlefield ,as well as the Roman military life. The pedestal sustains a double ranged  hexagonal base, with two components : the sculpture adorned trunk and the statue  presenting a Roman soldier's  suit, with armour, coat of mail and helmet. At the base of the pedestal, three Dacian prisoners are compelled to look at the trophy,  pointing out, once again,  the Romans' victory, always thirsty for power, led  by the god of war, Mars “the Avenger”, the monument' s addressee ..

Considered as “the stone chronic” of  the Romanian people 's identity, the  Adamclisi monument stands as one of the most important proof of our national history, long-lasting across the centuries.

The words in  the funerary altar are self-evident :

“In the memory of the brave men who have struggled  for their country, in the war agains the Dacians, and passed away.”

Adamclisi village houses the Museum of the Monument, where a visitor can admire a lot of archeological objects discovered in time. In this area , the visitor can admire the ruins of Tropaeum Traiani Fortress, too, built in the same period as the monument. The newly born “municipium”, knew a huge development until 170 A.D. , when, was destroyed further to  the repeated attacks of the migratory peoples  During  Constantin The Great' s reign , the town was rebuilt and became an important religious center. ,The Christian churches discovered in the area as standing as an obvious evidence. The Avars'  attacks from the 6^th and 7^th centuries have entirely destroyed the fortress..

 The archeological works have lately reveled   the fortress' s inner wall, offering  a complex image to the tourists found of history,

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