Where is Vadu Soresti?
Vadu Soresti is in the south-east of Romania,
in Buzau County, in the south of Moldavia, more precisely in the south from
that part of “Big Moldavia” which is at the moment inside the borders of
Romania.
Vadu Soresti on the map of
Romania
Where is Romania? Some consider it to be
in the central-south-eastern part of Europe, others in the south-east of
Europe. If you look for it on the map of the world, you will find it at the
parallel 45, in the west of the Black Sea, in the north of the Danube, having
in its centre the arch made up by the Carpathians. We will provide more
specific details about how to get here, on another page which is designed for
orientation purposes.
The
position of Romania in Europe and on the Globe
When was Vadu Soresti
first mentioned and what are the names of the villages nearby where we will go
on trips?
Vadu Soresti village was first mentioned
at the end of the 19th century, when it was the residence of the
parish Vadu Sorestilor from Slanic in Buzau county.
The parish was formed from the villages
Clociti (today named Pruneni) and Harboca (divided in Vadu Sorestilor and
Blestematele); the population was of 1190 inhabitants; a school and two
churches were used here at the time.
In 1925, in Socec Annual , it is said
that this parish is made up from the villages Clociti, Harboca and Vadu Soresti
and it has 1654 inhabitants.
In 1968, the parish Vadu Soresti was
dissolved and the village was included in Zarnesti parish, whose residence is
in Fundeni. It was also then that the village Harboca was dissolved and
included in Vadu Soresti.
In 2002, the population was of 1482 inhabitants.
Shortly, the villages we are going to
visit when we leave Vadu Soresti are: Pruneni, the area of the former Harboca,
Petrisoru (a village which belongs to another parish – Racoviteni and in which
we will find the sites from Vadu Soresti), Zarnesti (where the mastodons were
discovered in 1884) and Fundeni. In the future, we also intend to make a map of
this area so that the tourists who prefer to go on trips on their own, without
joining the group from the camp, do not get lost.
A virtual trip in Vadu
Soresti
You can see the houses, the households,
the gardens, the roads, the church, the main store in the village, the old
school building, etc. by pointing your mouse to the little orange man from the
left bottom of your computer screen or you can drag with your mouse, the
picture you opened and which takes most of the space of your screen.
Who lived here more
than two thousand years ago?
The Getae who
spoke the same language as the Dacians,
situated on the territory where Transylvania is today. Who else? The Roxolani,
cattle breeders between the Dnieper and the Don (the east of Ukraine –west of Russia),
nomadic population which spoke Iranian dialects, between the second and the
first century before Christ, they migrated to the eastern part of the present
Romania.
They lived with
the Getae and they allied together against the Roman Empire, helping Decebal
during the war, between 101-102 after Christ.
The Dacians and the Roxolani
in the Roman Dacia
“The Atlantis of
Dacia/Romania”
Anciently, after Dacia was conquered by
the Roman Empire, Ptolemeu Claudius (Greek astronomer, mathematician and
geographer) indicated in the south of Moldavia (part of the the ancient
Moldavia which is still between the borders of Romania), an important citadel
of the getae-dacians. – Ramidava (from the tribe of Ramae masters).
At present, the certain location of
Ramidava is not known, but according to some historians and archaeologists, it
is situated at Ramnicu Sarat (in the north of Buzau county), at about 20 km
from Vadu Soresti, this is why it is thought that Vadu Sorestri could be one of
the old parts of Ramidava.
Others say that Ramidava was situated in
Prahova county, in the south-east of Buzau county.
Since the surface on which Ramidava
could be situated is not as big as Atlantida’s, which is thought to have been
situated in different places all over the Globe, those who are passionate of
archaeology could have the chance to take part at digging sessions together
with the teams of Romanian archaeologists and to solve the mystery. Good luck! J
We might join the teams as well after we manage to make the Chinese Language
Camp work efficiently and after we succeed in putting in practice the project
“FROM SCRATCH”. J
What
happened to the inhabitants from Buzau area after Decebal lost his war against
Trajan?
Being allied with the Getae-Dacians, the
Roxolani fought to free the south-eastern part of the present Romania, except
for Dobrogea, therefore, starting with 117 after Christ, the Dacians and the
Roxolani from Buzau county became free, they only spent 11 years under the
Romans’ occupation. The rest of Dacia which
was under the Romans occupation during 164 years, until 271 after Christ, represented
14% of the whole Dacia.
Free
Dacians after the year 117 after Christ (green area) and Dacia under occupation
for 164 years, until 271 after Christ (yellow area)
In 167, the Roxolani, Iazyges and Guads ally with the
Costobocs and Carps and attack simultaneously Dacia Traiana, Raetia, Noricum
and Pannonia, the latter being in Hungary today. Subsequently, "Barbara
Federation" mentioned above also attacks the Black Sea coast, Macedonia,
Moesia and Thrace. Then Roxolani, Carps and Costobocs advance up to Thessalonikis
and Athens (Greece), where the natives help them destroy the Roman settlements.
In 242, the Goths allied with the Carps enter the Roman provinces, Moesia and
Thrace and attack them. For more details follow the link:
In 330, the Goths ban the Roxolani from
the area. A small part of them set in the Roman Empire and the majority, together
with yazigi, in Pannonia, on the territory of Hungary at present. Since the end
of the 4th century, there is no other information about the Roxolani
in historical sources.
(To be continued)
The "Chinese Language Camp" Team
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