38. THE REMAINS OF ROMAN CITY ROMULA

Location: Resca, Dobrosloveni Municipality

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Opening hours: The site is not open to the public, much of the vestiges being still unexcavated.

Romula-Malva archaeological site is located on the territory of Dobro­sloveni commune, Olt county, near Caracal, on the right bank of Olt. The site presents the vestiges of a Roman fortification (Romula) built in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD on the site of a Dacian fortress (Malva), around which an urban settlement later developed. During the reign of Em­peror Hadrian, Romula was declared municipium. Today, the archaeo­logical site comprises edifices in various conservation stages: stone and brick walls, canal with Roman bridge, gates of the city, Roman baths, the curia. However, a variety of artifacts are exhibited in the Caracal Romanati Museum.