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Multi-periodSite Name: Sarmizegetusa Regia Sanctuary Alternative Name: GradisteCountry: Romania Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Orestie Nearest Village: Gradistea de Munte
Latitude: 45.622740N Longitude: 23.310490E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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rstinghe visited on 11th Oct 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
The temples are called small and large Andesite temple. The one on the South West corner is the oldest. Please refer to map filed under the Citadel.
It is believed Sarmizegetusa was the spiritual center of the Dacians between about 100 BCE at the earliest and 106 BCE at the latest, when the Romans conquered Dacia, what is now Romania.
To build the temples, the Dacians flattened terraces, built retaining walls, channeled a spring and brought stones from up to 40 Km away. Of the temples, only the column bases remain as the Romans completely razed the area. One Statue base also survived.
The Romans usually tolerated the cults of local deities believing they were all the same as their gods. That these temples were destroyed suggests some human sacrifice might have been carried out.
Much smaller temples where found at the nearby Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel and only one column base at Luncani Pietra Rosie.
990 Meters Altitude
GPS Position from handheld device.
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16m SE 145° Sarmizegetusa Regia Circle* Stone Circle
26m S 189° Sarmizegetusa Regia Sacred Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
182m SW 230° Sarmizegetusa Regia citadel* Hillfort
12.5km WNW 294° Costesti-Blidaru Dacian citadel* Hillfort
12.5km WNW 292° Mihu Tower* Stone Fort or Dun
12.5km WNW 292° Ardeu Dacian Hillfort* Hillfort
12.9km W 260° Luncani-Piatra Rosie Dacian citadel* Hillfort
13.7km WNW 298° Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel* Hillfort
18.3km S 189° Banita Dacian citadel Hillfort
33.2km NW 322° Simeria mound* Artificial Mound
33.5km NW 322° Magura Uroiului* Ancient Village or Settlement
36.4km NNE 12° Tartaria Tablets* Rock Art
39.9km NE 52° Capâlna Dacian citadel Hillfort
58.0km SSW 194° Priest's Cave* Rock Art
100.9km NNW 347° Coliboaia Cave Rock Art
118.5km NNW 331° Bears Cave Cave or Rock Shelter
122.0km SSW 205° Trajan's Roman Bridge* Ancient Trackway
123.8km SSW 207° Schela Cladovei* Ancient Village or Settlement
127.0km N 8° Polus Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery
129.5km N 9° Cluj-Napoca Romanian National History Museum* Museum
132.9km SW 216° Tabula Traiana* Carving
135.3km SW 217° The face of Dacian King Decebalus* Sculptured Stone
155.6km SW 221° Lepenski Vir* Ancient Village or Settlement
157.4km NNE 21° Ethnoarchaeological Park from Taga Ancient Village or Settlement
160.0km W 276° Timisoara Modern Stone Circle Modern Stone Circle etc
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