Romula

For the song by Terminaator, see Romula (song).

Romula or Malva was an ancient city in Roman Dacia, later the village of Reşca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania. It was the capital of Dacia Malvensis, one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia.

Romula

Shown within Romania
Location	Romania
Region	Olt County
Coordinates	44.166667°N 24.4°E / 44.166667; 24.4

History

Romula (castra)
Known also as	Castra of Reșca
Founded during the reign of	Trajan[1]
Founded	2nd century AD
Abandoned	c. 6th-7th century
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Capital of	Dacia Malvensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Malvensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Inferior
Directly connected to	Acidava Castra Nova Pelendava Sucidava (Crâmpoia) (Slăveni)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	216 m × 183 m (3,9[1] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Built during the reign of	Trajan[1]
Size and area	100 m × 100 m (1[1] ha)
Stationed military units
— Legions —
VII Claudia XXII Primigenia
— Cohorts —
I Flavia Commagenorum[2]
Location
Coordinates	�44°10′N 24°24′E
Town	Reşca
County	Olt
Country	Romania
Reference
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-239
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1900[3]
Archaeologists	Pamfil Polonic[3]

The Roman city of Romula lay on an earlier Dacian city called Malva. It received the title of municipium during the rule of Hadrian (117–138) and the title of colonia during that of Septimius Severus (193–211).

The city had two belts of fortifications and two castra, part of the Limes Alutanus frontier system and where soldiers of the Legiones VII Claudia and XXII Primigenia were temporarily stationed, alongside a permanent unit (numerus) of Syrian archers.

See also

• Dacian davae
• List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
• Dacia
• Roman Dacia