Murus Dacicus

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Murus Dacicus (Latin for Dacian Wall) is a construction method for defensive walls and fortifications developed in ancient Dacia sometime before the Roman conquest. It is a mix between traditional construction methods particular to Dacian builders and methods imported from Greek and Roman architecture and masonry, and – although somewhat similar construction techniques were used before, during and long after the period – it has peculiarities that make it unique.

Design

Murus Dacicus consisted of two outer walls made out of stone blocks carved in the shape of a rectangular

A properly built Dacian Wall would be both labor-intensive and time-consuming. A typical wall for the late period, hastily built in the years between the two Dacian Wars (when Dacia had to rebuild, repair, enlarge or reinforce the defenses of many of its key fortresses), would be about 3–4 meters thick and 10 m tall, an outstanding achievement in the given conditions.

The

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  Sarmizegetusa Regia, Romania
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  Sarmizegetusa Regia, Romania
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  Sarmizegetusa Regia, Romania
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  Dacian Fortress "Blidaru", Romania
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  Wall from Piatra Craivii Dacian Fortress in display at the National Museum of the Union, Alba Iulia
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  Dacian fortress of Tilișca, Romania
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  Dacian fortress of Tilișca, Romania
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  Wall of Thracian tomb near Starosel, Bulgaria
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  Dacian fortress of Căpâlna, Romania

See also

• Davae
• Hill fort
• Murus gallicus
• Oppidum
• Pfostenschlitzmauer

References

Further reading

External links

Media related to Dacia and Dacians at Wikimedia Commons