Fețele Albe Dacian fortress | |
Map Type: | Romania |
Coordinates: | 45.6261°N 23.28°W |
Location: | Dealul Muncelului, Grădiștea de Munte, Hunedoara, Romania |
Event: | Trajan's Dacian Wars |
Excavations: | 1969 [1] |
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Condition: | Ruined |
Designation2: | Monument istoric |
Designation2 Number: | HD-I-s-A-03196 [2] |
Feţele Albe is a Dacian fortified settlement on the southern side of Muncelului Hill, situated north of Sarmizegetusa Regia, separated from it by a sharp declivity. Along with numerous walls and resulting terraces, the site contained a sanctuary with circular stone pillars on the third terrace.[3] The settlement was destroyed during the First Dacian War, rebuilt and again destroyed by fire by Trajan's army during the Second Dacian War in 106 CE.[1] The Romans then built a military camp (castrum) on the site.