Cetatea Halmyris
Cetatea Halmyris
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Tiberiu_Baranyi
Timisoara, Romania17,913 contributions
Jul 2022
The ruined fortification of Halmyris, a memento from the Roman times that was built after the conquest of Dacia by the armies of Trajan in 106 AD.
Halmyris was built to watch over the mouth of the Danube - from the St. George branch- indeed 2000 years ago the Danube met the see only 2 km from where today the ruins are - so it was a port also and near it a fishing village was flourishing.
Nowadays the excavation is in poor shape - the majority of the dog site and the walls are covered in weed - once again proving that we don't know how to care about our heritage and history.
The custodian - who spent 20+ years of his life excavating Halmyris - was great , told us a lot about the history of the place and its importance in history.
As said built in 2nd century AD , was used by the Romans, it was providing support for the fortification at Noviodunum (currently Isaccea) and here the remains of 2 Christian martyrs were found (Astion and Epictet - the oldest remains of martyrs discovered in Europe) executed by their believes in the 2nd century. The romans - either from Rome either form Byzantium (later) owned the fortress , than the Huns came and the fortification was under the Huns rule from 434 and 453 AD (Attila's empire was ranging from the Caspian sea to the Atlantic ocean). After the Hun empire met its demise after the death if Attila the fortress changed hands again and remained under Byzantine rule until the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire until its fall in 1453 - when Byzantium was conquered by the Turks.
In the medieval times the fortress has lost its purpose the mouth of the Danube moved already with 10+ km away form the city , the port of Halmyris was silted ... so slowly by surely the ruins were covered with silt and weeds.
In the modern times the city was excavated, work is far from complete, but it is very interesting as it is - the custodian will tell you a great deal about the place, so if you are in the area I do recommend you stop here - it is definitely worth it.
Halmyris was built to watch over the mouth of the Danube - from the St. George branch- indeed 2000 years ago the Danube met the see only 2 km from where today the ruins are - so it was a port also and near it a fishing village was flourishing.
Nowadays the excavation is in poor shape - the majority of the dog site and the walls are covered in weed - once again proving that we don't know how to care about our heritage and history.
The custodian - who spent 20+ years of his life excavating Halmyris - was great , told us a lot about the history of the place and its importance in history.
As said built in 2nd century AD , was used by the Romans, it was providing support for the fortification at Noviodunum (currently Isaccea) and here the remains of 2 Christian martyrs were found (Astion and Epictet - the oldest remains of martyrs discovered in Europe) executed by their believes in the 2nd century. The romans - either from Rome either form Byzantium (later) owned the fortress , than the Huns came and the fortification was under the Huns rule from 434 and 453 AD (Attila's empire was ranging from the Caspian sea to the Atlantic ocean). After the Hun empire met its demise after the death if Attila the fortress changed hands again and remained under Byzantine rule until the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire until its fall in 1453 - when Byzantium was conquered by the Turks.
In the medieval times the fortress has lost its purpose the mouth of the Danube moved already with 10+ km away form the city , the port of Halmyris was silted ... so slowly by surely the ruins were covered with silt and weeds.
In the modern times the city was excavated, work is far from complete, but it is very interesting as it is - the custodian will tell you a great deal about the place, so if you are in the area I do recommend you stop here - it is definitely worth it.
Written 10 September 2022
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stefanprisacariu
Iasi, Romania982 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
This is ok for a half an hour visit, but really not so much to see. THere is also a little museum there, but it was closed when we got there.
Written 30 September 2018
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Alex Rdn
Bucharest, Romania135 contributions
Sept 2017 • Business
Interesting place with great historical story behind. Church also inside. Very near from Murghiol. Easy to access by car.
Written 14 August 2018
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Elena Ciocan
Timisoara, Romania1,721 contributions
May 2020
Maybe in few years, when they will uncover more or recondition some areas, but as of now nothing to see.
Written 29 September 2020
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Adelina
Bucharest, Romania29 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
An amazing site, archaeologist still working to reveal it. Is easy to reach, right outside Murghiol, on the way to Dunavat.
Written 29 July 2019
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