Sarmizegetusa Regia

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Sarmizegetusa Regia

Ruins of Dacian temples
Shown within Romania
Alternative name	Dacian capital, Sarmisegetusa, Sarmizegethusa,[1] Sarmisegethusa, Sarmisegethuza, Sarmageze,[1] Sarmategte,[1] Sermizegetusa,[1] Zarmizegethusa,[1] Zarmizegethousa,[1] Zarmizegetusa,[1] Zermizegethouse
Location	Grădiștea de Munte, Hunedoara County, Romania
Coordinates	45°37′19″N 23°18′33″E / 45.6219°N 23.3093°E / 45.6219; 23.3093
Altitude	1,030 m (3,379 ft)
History
Abandoned	2nd century AD
Events	Trajan's Dacian Wars, Battle of Sarmizegetusa
Site notes
Archaeologists	A. Rusu A. Sion Eugen Iaroslavschi H. G. Seiwerth Ioan Andrițoiu Ioan Glodariu Ștefan Ferenczi Gelu Florea Gabriela Gheorghiu Darius Sima Adriana Pescaru Rusu Liliana Dana Suciu
Condition	Partially reconstructed
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Reference no.	906
Monument istoric
Reference no.	HD-I-s-A-03190 [2]

Sarmizegetusa Regia (also known as Sarmisegetusa, Sarmisegethusa, Sarmisegethuza; Ancient Greek: Ζαρμιζεγεθούσα, romanized: Zarmizegethoúsa) was the capital and the most important military, religious and political centre of the Dacians before the wars with the Roman Empire. Built on top of a 1200 m high mountain, the fortress, consisting of six citadels, was the core of a strategic and defensive system in the Orăștie Mountains (in present-day Romania).

Sarmizegetusa Regia should not be confused with Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, the Roman capital of Dacia built by Roman Emperor Trajan some 40 km away, which was not the Dacian capital. Sarmizegetusa Ulpia was discovered earlier, was known already in the early 1900s, and was initially mistaken for the Dacian capital, a confusion which led to incorrect conclusions being made regarding the military history and organization of the Dacians.^[3]