Costești-Blidaru Dacian Fortress
Iron Age Dacian (1st c. BCE – 106 CE, La Tène to Trajan)·Dacians (Decebalus, Burebista)·🇷🇴 Hunedoara County, Orăștie Mountains, Costești village, Blidaru hill, Romania
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About Costești-Blidaru Dacian Fortress
Costești-Blidaru Dacian Fortress in Hunedoara County, Orăștie Mountains, Costești village, Blidaru hill, Romania is a Iron Age Dacian (1st c. BCE – 106 CE, La Tène to Trajan) Dacians (Decebalus, Burebista) site built c. 50 BCE (Burebista) as dacian hilltop fortress on blidaru hill controlling sarmizegetusa access, murus dacicus wall (limestone block with timber beams), unesco 1999 dacian fortresses of orăștie. Documented via 1927 Daicoviciu; UNESCO 1999.
The Dacians (Decebalus, Burebista) ancient city at Hunedoara County preserves hilltop citadel 1 ha on 705 m hill with double murus dacicus walls 4 m high, towers and sanctuaries; access road with ramp. It illustrates Dacians (Decebalus, Burebista) expansion and citadel 1 ha; wall 200 m; elevation 705 m.
Why it mattersCostești-Blidaru Dacian Fortress in Hunedoara County, Orăștie Mountains, Costești village, Blidaru hill, Romania is a Iron Age Dacian (1st c. BCE – 106 CE, La Tène to Trajan) Dacians (Decebalus, Bureb
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Murus Dacicus engineering earthquake resistance
Theories
- 01Blidaru as most complete Dacian military citadel illustrating Dacian state resistance to Rome
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 50 BCE (Burebista)
- Period
- Iron Age Dacian (1st c. BCE – 106 CE, La Tène to Trajan)
- Culture
- Dacians (Decebalus, Burebista)
- Purpose
- Dacian hilltop fortress on Blidaru hill controlling Sarmizegetusa access, murus Dacicus wall (limestone block with timber beams), UNESCO 1999 Dacian Fortresses of Orăștie
- Abandoned
- 106 CE (Trajan conquest)
- Rediscovered
- 1927 Daicoviciu; UNESCO 1999
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 50 BCE (Burebista)
Initial construction
c. 1478 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
45.6730° N · 23.1580° E · 50 m · 2 mapped features
Blidaru Murus Dacicus Wall
wallDouble limestone block wall with timber beams 4 m high
45.6735° N · 23.1585° EBlidaru Hilltop Tower House
towerTower house foundations inside citadel
45.6725° N · 23.1575° E