Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 1. (2019)
Nicoleta Man: Life on Roman Limes. Civilitan Settlements on Eastern Limes of Dacia (Between the Camps from Brăncoveneşti and Sărăţeni)
LIFE ON ROMAN LIMES. CIVILIAN SETTLEMENTS ON EASTERN LIMES OF DACIA (BETWEEN THE CAMPS FROM BRÁNCOVENE$TI AND SÄRÄJENI) Nicoleta MAN* The term rural settlement requires some definition. Rural settlement are the settlements that did not have an urban or military character or a specialised industrial function, but was primarily an agricultural base. The Eastern Limes of Dacia was effectively rural. A settlement itself is an area of domestic occupation that was substantial enough to leave physical traces. Keywords: Dacia, limes, civilian vicus, roman settlement Cuvinte cheie: Dacia, limes, vicus, a^ezare romanä Eastern limes of Dacia, between Bráncovene^ti and Säräfeni was located behind volcanic mountains Cälimani, Gurghiu, Harghita. Mures Valley and its tributaries offer opportunities for building camps and the flat summit of the mountains for the emplacement of guard towers. A limes was not only a military environment1 although this was his main attribute. Over the border, especially in river valleys or gentle slopes of the sub-Carpathian where farming conditions, subsoil exploitation of livestock was born settlements with rural character. Marginal depressions are characterized by hilly terrain or a high plain with good agricultural terraces and rich reserves of salt.2 In the vicinity of the limes are certified, both through research and by chance finds, a series of small settlements, which were built after the founding of the Province, but some are further Dacian settlements. I have intentionally omitted vici militaris and military watch towers, considering it military remains or points developed in close connection with the Roman army presence in this area. Points with Roman discoveries on this section of the limes are: Deda Roman Road is identified near the Mure§ valley to the top called Scaunul Domnului. Ancient ruins under the feudal castle and around it have proved unfounded.3 Bistra Mure^ului At point long before the alignment of forts, was discovered a gold ring, brooches, weapons etc. without ceramic, just below the topsoil at a depth of 0.20 m. Although the place is suitable for the emplacement of a tower, it has not been identified. In point "Monastery" located throughout the valley of Bistra, close to uncovering those parts was supposed the existence of a Roman ’ Nicoleta Man. Mure§ County Museum, Tärgu Mure§, RO, mannicoletamjm@yahoo.com 1 Oltean-Hanson 2001, 123-134; Morillo-Dominguez 2012, 519-530. 2 Oltean 2004, 143-164; Rorison 2001, 24-101; Salway 1967. 3 Neigebauer 1851, 250; Goos 1876, 70; Marxian 1920,284; Christescu 2004,103; Christescu 2009,109; Paulovics 1944,26; Ferenczi-Peticä 1982, 568-570; Lazar 1995,119. MARISIA 1,2019, p. 55-70.
