History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . ed the Iron Gate ; the others, tothe east, by Little Wallachia, ascending the two valleys whichlead to two open gorges in the principal chain, that of Jiul (Schyl),ending at the pass of Volcan, and that of Alouta, which, startingin Transylvania, traverses the great chain at the famous defile ofthe Eed Tower {Rother TJmrmjxm), to the south of openings both lead to the neighbourhood of Sarmizegethusa(Varhely). In the first war, Trajan followed, at least with his main army, and consequ
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . ed the Iron Gate ; the others, tothe east, by Little Wallachia, ascending the two valleys whichlead to two open gorges in the principal chain, that of Jiul (Schyl),ending at the pass of Volcan, and that of Alouta, which, startingin Transylvania, traverses the great chain at the famous defile ofthe Eed Tower {Rother TJmrmjxm), to the south of openings both lead to the neighbourhood of Sarmizegethusa(Varhely). In the first war, Trajan followed, at least with his main army, and consequeutly to the reign of Tiberius, which proves that at this epoch two legions wereoccupied in constructing a military road along the river. (Griselini, Gesch. des , i. p. 287, and , vol. iii. Xo. 1,598.) See pp. 711-12. - Montibus suis inhcerent (Florus, iv. 12). Cohen, Xo. 135. According to the highly probable opinion of M. de Longpérier, thecoins which bear on the reverse the image of Mars Gradivus marked the departure of a militaryexpedition. {Rev. Num., 1865, p. 402.). 758 THE ANTONINES, 96 TO 180 the route to Banat, which least separated him from his reserveswhich were in Pannonia ; for the second, he seems to have pre-ferred the-other routes; in S^^^^^ both cases he marched withone of his flanks covered bythe mountains, and hencealways near strong positionsto hold against a suddenattack. A bridge of boats,thiown across near the pre-sent hamlet of Grodichte,allows him to march outinto the plains of the army advanced right onby the route which is yettraced on the map ofPeutinger, crossed the EiserneThor (Iron Gate), and tuin-ing to the east arri\ed beforethe principal stronghold ofthe Dacians, Sarmizegethma(Varhely). This place wascaptured with the spoils which several generations had collectedthere. The BiuTi, a 23eople who had settled in theupper valley of the Theiss, attempted to interpose infavour of the Dacians ; their message was writte
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