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A few indications on the architecture of Sarmizegetusa Regia. About the andesite columns and the measurement unit
A few indications on the architecture of Sarmizegetusa Regia. About the andesite columns and the measurement unit

Author(s): Virgil Apostol
Subject(s): Archaeology, Architecture, Ancient World
Published by: Editura "Arhitectură. Restaurare. Arheologie"
Keywords: andesite drums; andesite plinth; andesite columns; wooden entablature; bronze square; markings for measurement units;

Summary/Abstract: The archaeological research undertaken at Sarmizegetusa in time has indicated or discovered a number of plinths, drums and bases of andesite columns. Several reconstruction hypotheses are proposed for the architecture of the Great Andesite Temple, the Small Rectangular Temple and the Large Rectangular Temple, based on the analysis of these architectural elements preserved in situ, in a secondary position or reused in Roman buildings. In the end an important archaeological discovery in the area of Orăștie Mountains is presented, a bronze square with markings (lines and dots) preserved on its arms, which indicate precisely the measurement unit used at the Dacian monuments at Sarmizegetusa Regia.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 55-88
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: English