Geto Dacian Sacred Grotto was inhabited 3000 years ago.
The Banita fortress is on a small limestone mount called Dealul Cetatii or Dealul Bolii, with a magical stream flowing around the hillsides and a cave. Ultimately, the mountains and Grottos were associated with the Geto Dacian Goddess Bendis and Kotys (Cotys). Kotys are alike, if not identical to, Bendis; they were known as Mountain-Mothers and their caves as "womb tombs." At first, I was disappointed because I could not climb the mountain in the winter; you need special equipment, it is very steep and rocky, and even in the summer, it is advised not to go up unless you have a guide.
However, I ventured into the cave and felt its healing vibration. I was excited to find a Geto Dacian sacred cave/grotto. Before Bănita, I experienced a smaller cave called Cioclovina, very close to Piatra Roșie; the experience at this location was similar, but the Boli cave was amplified with oracular and healing energy
Caves were a place of healing or refuge for the person who sought the true self. Often, one would go alone on a pilgrimage to the cavern and meditate deep in the soul. Sometimes, an oracle was present who knew the secret healing powers of the cave. The oracle would make a fire to burn herbs, make remedies and use the sacred river to make elixirs to cure diseases.
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The variety of shapes and embroideries carved by water on the limestone walls, born as if from the talent of a great stonemason, gives a special charm to the underground visit. ❤️ The Bolii Cave, the entrance of which is a few hundred meters away on a road, which branches off on the left from DN 66, as soon as you descend the hill of Cetății Bănîței towards Petroșani and from the entrance to the exit stretches for a length of 455 meters, but the length of all galleries is over 1,400 meters! Discover Hunedoara
The Evidence is Cut in Stone. Another extraordinary Geto Dacian accomplishment is the road at Piatra Craivii (ancient Apulon) cut into stone, leading to massive terraces where temples were constructed 3000 years ago.
Sarmizegetusa Regia The ancient Geto Dacians were technologically advanced and created perfect stone support walls; the evidence is cut into stone.
Temple artifact discovered in Sarmizegetusa Regia
Original-Sarmizegetusa Regia
The fortress stone's unique shape/placement was discovered during archeology excavations at Piatra Roşie.
The Temple column enigma at Sarmizegetusa Regia, duck or swan? At the Costesti sanctuary, archaeologists found artifacts with a swan.
"Andesite Altar" from Sarmisegetusa Regia 1960s
Geto Dacian fortresses in Orăștiei Mountains Blidaru - Murus dacicus
Ancient masonry - Temple steps at Sarmizegetusa Regia, the large limestone sanctuary on the 11th terrace followed a certain 12x4 numerology.
The Ceremonial Road at Sarmizegetusa Regia 1951-2023
Blidaru 1960s
Costesti 1960s
The Heart Of Geto Dacia, Sarmizegtusa Regia 1960s
Geto-Dacians, our ancestors-Small temples from Sarmizegetusa Regia 1962 - 1978
Royal Sarmisegetusa and Saint Godeanu
The sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia 1970s
The sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia 1951 - 1980
The Large limestone Temple at Sarmizegetusa Regia 1970s-2022
The Great Andesite Temple from Sarmizegetusa Regia had approximately 60 columns 1970s -2024
The Remains of the Cistern from Blidaru
Sarmizegetusa Regia - 1976, Postcard
Mioritic shepherd from the Geto-Dacian fortress of Blidaru and my personal guide
The Sacred Area of Sarmizegetusa Regia 1970s
3000-year-old Geto Dacian terracotta pipe conduits discovered in Sarmizegetusa Regia.
Archaeological investigations via the Geto Dacian fortresses/sanctuaries in the Orăștiei Mountains revealed the existence of a super city with advanced water and waste management. In Sarmizegetusa Regia, sophisticated installations were discovered for capturing, decanting and distributing water. Also, ancient terracotta pipe conduits were found that carried fresh drinking water. Correspondingly, these water conduits at Sarmizegetusa Regia were also found in all the fortresses/sanctuaries in the Orăștiei Mountains, supplying water to over two hundred thousand inhabitants.
Sarmizegetusa Regia - Pentagon Tower 1971 Not only did the Geto Dacians design Sarmizegetusa Regia via military, but they also aligned their architecture with spiritual intentions. Ultimately, when the Geto Dacians built structures in Sarmizegetusa Regia, they believed it was not just a home for them but also for the Gods and Goddesses they adored. In addition, much of the art and architecture established their great respect and reverence for Zamolxis and the deities surrounding their belief in immortality. The Pentagon's construction provided a strategic military lookout to protect the treasure deposit and their mysterious worship of divinity, planets or stars. However, I am sure there was a spiritual connection to the 5 side design, such as ancient numerology. It's possible the pentagon tower served as a model of divine perfection and the 5 elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space/Ether.
3000-year-old sophisticated installations were discovered for capturing, decanting and distributing water made from limestone at Sarmisegetusa Regia - Photo 1951
Archaeological investigations via the Geto Dacian fortresses/sanctuaries in the Orăștiei Mountains revealed the existence of a super city with advanced water and waste management for over two hundred thousand inhabitants.
Immortal Dacians White Faces 1971-The circular sanctuary with limestone pillars
The Geto Dacian temples from Costesti - The sanctuary of King Burebista
Without a Single Degree, they built us roads that have lasted an eternity. And then, the engineers arrived
Blidaru- The military center of Ancient Dacia
The statue of King Decebal is the work of the sculptor Ion Jalea and was unveiled in 1978 in Piața Victoriei, Deva.
The Dacian sword, on Turdașului hill, on the side of National Road 7, near Orăștie, is the creation of the incomparable artist Nicolae Adam. It is the upper-scale representation of a falx. Nicolae Adam designed this monument, long before 1990. A free spirit, an artist without limits, he thought that taking up arms was the only way to conquer freedom of thought, expression and movement, restricted by the communist regime. His creation did not pass the communist censorship and, suffered because of it. The project was put into practice after more than 15 years, together with the festivities commemorating the 1900th anniversary of the death of the last king of the Dacians, Decebalus, which were organized in Orăștie. Symbolically, when placing the monument, the artist oriented the tip of the falx to Rome, the capital of the former Roman Empire, the traditional enemy of the Dacian Kingdom. Vladimir Brilinsky
Andesite Column/Obelisk at Fețele Albe
Advanced Geto Dacians, part of the limestone drainage system from the Fețele Albe sewers attesting to a high standard of living.
The famous Bessarabia sculptor, Ion Bolocan, installed, on December 3, 2002, in Piata Unirii, the center of Bucharest, the monumental bust of Decebal. Congratulations, Ion!!!
Sarmisegetusa Regia in the past and today 1970s-2023
Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art, Oraștie, Hunedoara County
3000-year-old Geto Dacian terracotta pipe conduits were discovered at Sarmizegetusa Regia, Piatra Roşie, Fețele Albe, and Blidaru. Archaeological investigations via the Geto Dacian fortresses/sanctuaries in the Orăștiei Mountains revealed the existence of a super city with advanced water and waste management. The focal point was Sarmizegetusa Regia, where sophisticated installations were discovered for capturing, decanting and distributing water. A prime example is the ancient terracotta pipes that supplied fresh water for approximately two hundred thousand inhabitants.
Sarmisegetusa Regia in the past and today 1978-1980 3000-year-old sophisticated installations were discovered for capturing, decanting and distributing water made from limestone at Sarmisegetusa Regia - Photo 1951
Căpâlna, the Geto Dacian defence system built during the reign of King Burebista
Sarmisegetusa Regia - The heart of Dacia
Carlo Troya (1784-1858, Italian historian): “No people from those whom the Greeks called barbarians have an older and more certain history than the ghettos or the Goths. The purpose of my work, Gothic or Gothic History is divided into two parts and one of them shows that the gates of Zamolxe and Decebal were the ancestors of Theodoric Goths from the Amal lineage.
Sarmisegetusa Regia in the past and today 1916-1986
The Evidence is Cut in Stone 3000-year-old Geto Dacian Enigma, the small cogwheel sanctuary at Sarmizegetusa Regia may be part of an astrolabe or grinding stones.
In March 2020, in Bucharest, a replica of an ancient Dacian nobleman was erected. The original can be found in the Boboli Gardens in Florence. 5 Decebalus, the king of the Dacians, was making overtures to Domitian, promising him peace; but Domitian sent Fuscus against him with a large force. On learning of this Decebalus sent to him an embassy anew with the insulting proposal to make peace with the emperor, on condition that every Roman should elect to pay two obols to Decebalus each year; otherwise, he declared, he would make war and inflict great ills upon the Romans. Roman History by Cassius Dio 1925 Needing the troops from Moesia, Domitian agreed to peace terms with Decebalus. He agreed to pay large sums (eight million sesterces) in annual tribute to the Dacians for maintaining peace. Decebalus sent his brother Diegis to Rome to accept a diadem from the Emperor, officially recognising Decebalus's royal status. Brian W. Jones, the Emperor Domitian, (London: Routledge, 1992), p. 150
Domitian and Decebalus 6 1 at this time the Romans became involved in a very serious war with the Dacians, whose king was then Decebalus. This man was shrewd in his understanding of warfare and shrewd also in the waging of war; he judged well when to attack and chose the right moment to retreat; he was an expert in ambuscades and a master in pitched battles; and he knew not only how to follow up a victory well, but also how to manage well a defeat. Hence he showed himself a worthy antagonist of the Romans for a long time. 2 I call the people Dacians, the names used by the natives themselves as well as by the Romans, though I am not ignorant that some Greek writers refer to them as Getae, whether that is the right form or not; for the Getae of whom I myself know are those that live beyond the Haemus range, along the Ister. 3 Domitian, then, made an expedition against this people, but did not take an active part in the conflict. Roman History by Cassius Dio 1925
Plato (427 B.C. – 347 B.C.), student of Socrates and professor to Aristotle, in the dialogue CARMIDES reveals a discussion between Socrates and Carmides, where the professor explains to Carmides what he had learned from a ‘Thracian’ doctor when he was in the army: “Zamolxis our king, who is a god, tells us that the same we ought not try to take care of our eyes without acknowledging the head, not even the head can be taken care of, without acknowledging the body. So, we have to take care of the body, as well as the soul, altogether. Here is why the Greek doctors are not experienced in many illnesses, because they do not know the whole they have to take care of. If this whole is ill, the part cannot be healthy, because all things good and bad, for the body and for the man in his wholeness, come from the soul and out of it they flow like out of a spring, from the head to the eyes. Therefore firstly, let us heal the spring of harmfulness, so that the head can enjoy health, so like the rest of the body. Friend, the soul can be healed through incantations. These incantations are the beautiful words which give birth to the wisdom within the souls.”
The Geto-Dacians laid the foundations of what we call the ancient past. In other words, they were dominant and prevailed throughout the world. In 1542 Dacia still existed on European maps, so they were never fully conquered. Let's become Getia again!!
Long before the Romans and Greeks, there were the Geto-Dacians; all roads lead to Sarmizegetusa Regia . "Bust of Decebal" Bucharest and Cluj Airports. Bucharest - the work of the sculptor Ioan Bolocan, exhibited on the connecting corridor between the terminals. Orăștie, Hunedoara
Replica of a Geto Dacian nobleman in Bucharest, the original statue is in the Giardino di Boboli, Florence.