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)

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Hoard of Dumbrävioara (Reghin) consisted of 600 pieces, of which 300 pieces (299 denarius and a Lycia drachmas) issued under Trajan were recovered. Chronologically, the coins are spread from Marcus Antoninus to Commodus, the last piece being issued in 180-183.36

According to Viorica Suciu interpretations, it can speak about treasures belonging to rural area, when monetary discoveries were made in areas where Roman archaeological remains are poor and there are not important settlements. Hoard from Bereni comes from an area with two limes camps, Säräfeni §i Cälugäreni, but obviously that does not reflect the economic situation of camps, because of socio-economic point of view, Bereni treasure is very modest, provided the modest betrays of its possessor. Analyzing the structure of treasures found in the vicinity of the limes and the Mures valley (we considered treasures from Criste§ti, Säla§uri, Dämbäu and another treasure from the limes, discovered at Päuleni, it seems that they are part of a horizon of treasures, triggered

by political events during the reign of Antoninus Pius, in the 6th decade of the 2nd century.

All these aspects show an intense habitation of the eastern area of Dacia, among which the most important role, in the absence of cities, was detained by the vicus militaris, which were the main administrative centres, economic and religious of the area.37

From the administrative point of view, the territories of 11 towns of Dacia cover only a part of the province, the remaining blank spots on the map of Dacia was divided into civitates. Uncertainty is highest for Eastern Dacia Superior, a large area devoid of towns. An example that lends itself to the situation of Dacia, we find in northern Britannia, where British experts have proposed an administration focused on the vici militares, which have played the role of administrative centres for less developed areas. Applying this hypothesis to the specific case of the eastern region of Transylvania, where agglomerations are concentrated around the camps, so the vici militares, this hypothesis appears plausible.

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37 Sommer 1984; Sommer 1988.