Outside the city of Vulcanesti, in the direction of Cahul, there is the famous Traian’s Wall, which represents the remains of ancient Romans fortifications created for defense of Roman soldiers.
Until now, it is not known who and why these waves were raised, the most popular theory is that the fortification served as a demarcation line between the Romans and the so-called “Barbarian World”. Then, a thousand and a half years ago, Traian and Decebal, rulers of the Roman Empire and Dacia, thought how to mark the borders of their territory. It was decided to build the wave-like fortification between Prut and Dniester rivers, having initially a length of 120 kilometers. Speaking about size, historians claim that this dam was about 8-9 meters thick and 3-4 meters high, and protected the Roman Empire from external enemies.
Traian’s wave is nothing more than a landslide that looks like a low mound, next to which you can see a trench coming along. On the territory of the Republic of Moldova, two fortifications of this kind were built. The first wave was along the river Prut, and the second on the diagonal from Prut to Dniester. In the Republic of Moldova only 2 small parts of it have survived. In addition to Moldova, the remains of such structures were found in Romania and Ukraine.
You will see part of the once majestic structure – the Traian Shafts, together with our company, as part of a guided tour of Gagauzia:
