Roman Dacia

A project for the stereoscopic reconstruction of the capital city of ancient Roman Dacia Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa using state-of-the-art devices is currently being conducted by Romanian specialists of the National Museum of Transylvanian History (MNIT) of Cluj-Napoca assisted by a team of the National Research Centre of Rome.

Photo credit (c): SORIN BLADA / AGERPRES FILES

Geomagnetic scans uncovered a tribal centre of the 1st millennium BC in the commune of Cauas, Satu Mare County. Local archaeologists continue their searches alongside their fellows of the Cologne University of Germany.

Photo credit: Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Dacia exceeded the threshold of 500,000 vehicles sold worldwide in 2014, and in Romania it recorded higher sales, thus having consolidated its leading position on the car market, with a share of over 31%, Jan Ptacek, the CEO of Renault Commercial Roumanie, announced early this week.

Photo credit (c) RAZVAN CHIRITA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

"Danubian Horseman" artifact recovered at ancient site

BELGRADE -- A relief of the Danubian Horseman engraved in a marble slab has been found in the Viminacium archaeological park in eastern Serbia.

VIMINACIUM - A relief of the Danubian Horseman in a marble slab has been found in the Viminacium archaeological park, once the seat of the Roman province of Upper Moesia and one of the most significant Roman cities and military camps in the period between the 1st and the 6th centuries.

Romania will be well represented with Corina Cretu holding the regional development commissioner's portfolio, said outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Romanian Dacian Ciolos on Sunday, also underscoring a European Commission portfolio is not assigned a member state, but a designated commissioner.

"Mammoth Park" launched at Viminacium

KOSTOLAC -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić opened on Monday the Mammoth Park, part of the Viminacium archaeological park near Kostolac, eastern Serbia.

The site provides an unusual and modern way for young people to learn about ancient history, the president remarked during his address.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic opened on Monday the Mammoth Park, part of the Viminacium archeological park near Kostolac, underlining that the site provides an unusual and modern way for young people to learn about ancient history.