The internal planning of the Roman forts of Dacia during Trajan
Felix Marcu
- abstract -
The internal planning of the Roman forts is still a problem of how the soldiers has organized theirs accomodation during the Principate. As there are many problems still waiting to be solved it would be very hard to establish patterns for separate periods of times or for different provinces. Nevertheless, sometimes it seems that there are some particularities concerning some of the interior buildings. Therefore, I will try here to take a glimpse on the first period of existence of the Roman forts of Dacia. I will consider only those very few fortification excavated inside, usually partially, trying to find characteristics of the interior buildings of Dacia. The task will be accomplished partially because the excavated structures are very little, limited generally to the stone structures generally of a latter period, located in central range of the fortifications.
It is also important in what way and how fast the agrimensores, the legionaries and for sure the auxiliaries managed to put into practice in a new province their ability to make a fort.