A Dacian's Prayer When death did not exist, nor yet eternity, Before the seed of life had first set living free, When yesterday was nothing, and time had not begun, And one included all things, and all was less than one, When sun and moon and sky, the stars, the spinning earth Were still part of the things that had not come to birth, And You quite lonely stood… I ask myself with awe, Who is this mighty God we bow ourselves before.
Ere yet the Gods existed already He was God And out of endless water with fire the lightning shed; He gave the Gods their reason, and joy to earth did bring, He brought to man forgiveness, and set salvation's spring Lift up your hearts in worship, a song of praise enfreeing, He is the death of dying, the primal birth of being.
To him I owe my eyes that I can see the dawn, To him I owe my heart wherein is pity born; Whene'er I hear the tempest, I hear him pass along Midst multitude of voices raised in a holy song; And yet of his great mercy I beg still one behest: That I at last be taken to his eternal rest.
Be curses on the fellow who would my praise acclaim, But blessings upon him who does my soul defame; Believe no matter whom who slanders my renown, Give power to the arm that lifts to strike me down; Let him upon the earth above all others loom Who steals away the stone that lies upon my tomb.
Hunted by humanity, let me my whole life fly Until I feel from weeping my very eyes are dry; Let everyone detest me no matter where I go, Until from persecution myself I do not know; Let misery and horror my heart transform to stone, That I may hate my mother, in whose love I have grown; Till hating and deceiving for me with love will vie, And I forget my suffering, and learn at last to die.
Dishonoured let me perish, an outcast among men; My body less than worthy to block the gutter then, And may, o God of mercy, a crown of diamonds wear The one who gives my heart the hungry dogs to tear, While for the one who in my face does callous fling a clod In your eternal kingdom reserve a place, o God.
Thus only, gracious Father, can I requitance give That you from your great bounty vouched me the joy to live; To gain eternal blessings my head I do not bow, But rather ask that you in hating compassion show. Till comes at last the evening, your breath will mine efface, And into endless nothing I go, and leave no trace.
Mihai Eminescu
Geto Dacian Statue Musei Capitolini / Piazza del Campidoglio
The purple marble, which symbolizes status and power, has only been found in one place in the world, the ancient Dokimion/ Docimium.
Geto Dacian Statue - Vatican, Galeria Braccio. Descoperită în 1841, Via dei Coronari. The right hand represents his awareness, enlightenment or higher spiritual knowledge and rests over the left wrist, representing mercy in the world of illusion. Also, the dominant right in some esoteric groups is a gesture signifying body, mind, and spirit as three distinct practices.
2000-year-old Geto Dacian statue in the Gradina Boboli, Florence.
The right hand represents his awareness, enlightenment or higher spiritual knowledge and rests over the left wrist, representing mercy in the world of illusion. Also, the dominant right in some esoteric groups is a gesture signifying body, mind, and spirit as three distinct practices. The Imperial Red Porphyry (Marble), reserved for royals, was extracted from Mons Porphyretes quarry in the ancient eastern Egyptian desert.
Geto Dacian monument, Rome (Arch of Constantine), the statues on the arch are carved from the prestigious pavonazzetto marble.
Like the Egyptians, the Geto Dacians believed in immortality. Therefore, they all used purple or black stone variations that symbolized fertility, new life, and resurrection.
Geto Dacian statue with the right hand in the thymus position/higher heart signifying high ranking qualities or being one with the Universe/Zamolxis. Also, he is pointing up towards the left with his head turned away, facing the right, denoting the lessons of humility, reverence and respect for the higher power. Next, his left hand rested just above the right hip (tucked pelvis), a sign of protection/boundaries or being sure of himself. Finally, his right leg is more pronounced, denoting the masculine energy of action, logic and moving forward.
Geto Dacian monument, Rome (Arch of Constantine), the statues on the arch are carved from the prestigious pavonazzetto marble.
The head attire (liberty/Phrygian/pleistoi/pleus) on the Geto Dacian statues inspired ancient India and Persia (Turbans) with similar functions, styles and colours specific to the wearer's region, religion, royal status and sanitary options. For example, Geto-Dacians, royalty, high priests, philosophers, and military men tied their long hair atop the most vibrantly coloured cap for a neat appearance and status. Finally, the name Barbarians originated from bearded mystics or well-groomed philosophers, educated and scientific men with long hair and stylish robes, like the Geto Dacians, including the mystics of Scythia, Balkans, Carpi, Thrace, and Phrygia. Geto Dacian statue with the left hand over the right in the sacral position (vital force/prana) solidifies the lessons of humility and higher power of the morally justified (right). Also, the left hand expresses the feminine or matriarchal aspects of creativity and intuition. In contrast, his right leg is more pronounced, denoting the masculine energy of action, logic and moving forward.
Geto Dacian Statue, Piazza del Popolo, Roma A traditional Geto Dacian posture, with a right hand in the thymus position/higher heart, signifying high-ranking qualities or being one with the Universe/Zamolxis. Also, his left hand rested just above the right hip, a sign of protection/boundaries or being sure of himself. But the left leg forward makes this posture stand out from the rest. Several Geto Dacian statues salute with the right foot/leg stance, denoting the masculine energy of action, logic and moving forward. In contrast, the left side of the body is where the heart resides, so advancing with the left leg is more feminine, embodying emotional stability/maturity. Finally, the left foot stance can represent the power of Bendis/Koyts, a fertility goddess associated with the moon, life and childbirth.
Geto Dacian nobleman - Archaeological Museum of Naples. The statue is made of Proconnesian marble from an island in the Sea of Marmara. Ancient Prokonnesos, present-day Marmara, was one of the largest sources of marble in antiquity. In addition, the island was known for its high-quality coarse-grained calcite marble with grey graphite banding. Also, calcite increases and amplifies energy, so it was primarily used on sarcophagi and sculptures. The right side of the body is often regarded as the masculine/spiritual domain where we express and give. In contrast, the left is the feminine/human side, where we receive information and take it in. Interestingly enough, on the statue, the Geto Dacian contains the energy on the right shoulder with his left hand, where the lung meridian beings. Also, his right arm extends to his left hip, where his hand rests. This gesture often denotes bridging/balancing the left and right, two opposing approaches to life. In ancient times, royalty stood before the gods, but they also understood the importance of the individual. An example is this Geto Dacian statue that embodies the self by holding his energy close, respecting the gods and putting them in their place.
Geto-Dacian statue (Capilatus), Palazzo Pitti – Florența The statue is made of medium-grain white marble and is 245cm/8 feet tall.
Just in Italy alone, there are hundreds of Geto Dacian sculptures with significant differences in styles and colours. This is because they were created during different epochs and in several workshops with various methodologies. Also, sculptures were moved around ancient Rome to accommodate a new Emperor's tastes and intentions. For example, the Geto Dacian statue pictured was most likely commissioned during the epoch of Burebista/Julius Caesar and eventually passed down to Emperor Trajan. As a result, the sculpture was discovered in the Basilica Ulpia on the south side of the Forum of Trajan.
Today, many historians call the Geto Dacian statues prisoners, but I disagree; why go through all the work and time to commission artists to make sculptures that portray prisoners. Also, I agree via Trajan's conquest, he took statues as trophies from Sarmizegetusa Regia and its surrounding fortresses in the present-day Orastie Mountains, Romania. However, I believe the Geto Dacian statues always existed in ancient Rome because the Romans respected the Getae-founded temple life, sciences, philosophies, arts, metallurgy and superior architecture (craftsmanship). So, the Geto Dacian statues denote specific postures of power/honour that create a geometric resonance attuning the body to the Earth. Thus, they became an axis mundi and the stronger the spine, the more information their neurological system assimilated.
A Geto Dacian statue seated in a thinking/prayer pose, 1.63 m from 98-117 AD, was discovered in Trajan's Forum 1767 and displayed today in the Louvre Museum. The marble head and the hands did not originally belong to the sculpture and were added in 1815. However, the body is original Green Breccia marble from Wadi Hammamat (Egypt). In ancient Egypt, green marble was associated with fertility, death and immortality; even Osiris was commonly portrayed with Green skin pigments made from malachite.
The Geto Dacian statue is a noblewoman or a diety like Bendis/Diana from Sarmizegetusa Regia or Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa; at this point, there is little information about its origins. Displayed in the Deva Museum.
The Geto Dacian Statue is 315 cm/10 feet tall and made of grey Lucullan marble, Musei Capitolini, Rome. The marble is dark gray mixed with carbon and white, red, brown and green veins. Also, the Marble is named after a Roman general and administrator, Lucullus (118 – 56 BC), who discovered the marble along the Nile River Valley in Egypt.
Geto Dacian statue, made of Red porphyry marble 2.40 m/8 feet tall, its origins are unknown but likely discovered in the Trajan Forum 98 to 117 AD. The head and arms did not originally belong to the statue; they are modern. As a result, let's focus on the well-preserved high-ranking Geto Dacian garment that was elegant and richly coloured. Also, its wearing was restricted to a specific class or group of people, like philosophers or Nobility. Exhibited in Louvre Museum, France.
Geto Dacian statue, made of Red porphyry marble 2.40 m/8 feet tall, its origins are unknown but likely discovered in the Trajan Forum 98 to 117 AD. The head and arms did not originally belong to the statue; they are modern. As a result, let's focus on the well-preserved high-ranking Geto Dacian garment that was elegant and richly coloured. Also, its wearing was restricted to a specific class or group of people, like philosophers or Nobility. Exhibited in Louvre Museum, France.
Early Medieval World Map by Claudius Ptolemy 1480 with DACIA translated from Ptolemy's original work 85-165 AD. Claudius Ptolemy surveyed his maps via secular geography rather than religious or cultural narratives.
The Two Noble Geto Dacian statues were discovered in the Forum of Trajan in AD 112 and are exhibited at the Casino dell’Aurora, Rome. Both sculptures are made from ancient white marble and stand 2.53 m/8 feet high. The statues are unique; they appear twin-like with similar squared shoulders and right-leg stances representing strength and stability. Also, the squared shoulders signify Getia (the Backbone of Zamolxis), and the right leg is more pronounced, denoting the masculine energy of action, logic and moving forward..
Geto Dacian Magi/Mystic on an ancient marble sarcophagus found in the Portonaccio section of Rome 180 AD and now held at the Museo Nazionale Romano (Palazzo Massimo). The Geto Dacian is dressed elegantly with decorative embroidery; this style of garment is worn by a high class. In addition, his right hand is dominant, representing awareness, enlightenment or higher spiritual knowledge and rests over the left wrist, embodying mercy in the world of illusion. Next, the Geto Dacian woman is dressed in a similar outfit, denoting a high class; she points down and turns away slightly, playfully. Her right arm is extended to the left shoulder, expressing wisdom, and her hair is down (no bonnet), which can mean she is single.
Purple-veined white marble Geto Dacian Noble, possibly an important political figure, the statue's origins are unknown. He is positioned in the middle of Patrician women who were aristocratic/noble social class during the Roman Empire. Patricians were the ruling class and comprised the Roman senate, among other social responsibilities like religious and military.
The ancient Marble Head of a Geto Dacian from the Basilica Ulpia is now displayed in the Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome. The Basilica Ulpia (named after Trajan’s family, the Ulpii) was inaugurated in 112 A.D. as a courthouse and warehouse for hundreds of Geto Dacian statues and artifacts. During the Middle Ages, the Basilica partly collapsed, and the remains of the building were demolished and reused. As a result, many of the Geto Dacian sculptures were damaged and sold via auction in the 1800s to Greek and Italian artists for restoration. Next, modern interpretations of heads, hands and feet were added to the statues and resold at auctions to various museums and private collectors. So, today, many Geto Dacian sculptures are displayed worldwide because the Basilica Ulpia collapsed long ago.
The ancient Marble statues of Geto Dacians from the Basilica Ulpia are now displayed in the Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome.
The ancient purple‐veined Pavonazzetto (Phrygian) marble Geto Dacian statue from the Basilica Ulpia is now displayed in the Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome. The purple marble symbolized status and power extracted from the ancient Dokimeion / Docimium Quarry in Phrygia, present-day Asian Turkey.
The Markets of Trajan were connected to the Forum, where many of the Marble Geto Dacian statues were displayed. Artist's rendition of the Trajan’s market - Imperial Fora Musem, Rome
Did the Geto Dacians use Tyrian purple, royal purple, or imperial/reddish-purple dye? The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon, where the ancient purple pigment was made from the mucus secretions of several sea snail species. Extracting the dye involved thousands of snails and tedious labour, so the colours were highly valued. Also, variations of Tyrian purple pigments were secreted from different snails, like indigo dye (Royal blue) and red, used to colour ceremonial robes and hats. For example, the Geto-Dacian royalty, high priests, philosophers, and military men tied their long hair up inside the most vibrantly coloured cap (liberty/Phrygian/pleistoi/pleus) for a neat appearance specific to the wearer's region, religion, royal status and sanitary options.
Early Medieval World Map by Claudius Ptolemy with DACIA, Sarmizegetusa Regia and Ziridava translated from Ptolemy's original work 85-165 AD. Claudius Ptolemy researched his maps through secular geography rather than religious or cultural narratives. Hidden in Plain Sight–Gods and Mortals on the Column of Trajan. The Goddess Bendis gives attention to prayers from her people, the Geto Dacians. According to Roman historians, the divine figure type on this relief denotes the Goddess Luna.
Hidden in Plain Sight–Gods and Mortals on the Column of Trajan. The Geto Dacian God Danubius watches Roman soldiers from the Danube River. Accordingly, the God Danubius is found in Roman art and architecture as Tiber (Tiberinus) and in Egypt as Hapi or the Nile. These three rivers were the lifeblood of ancient society, making the construction of civilizations possible.
Hidden in Plain Sight–Gods and Mortals on the Column of Trajan. The Geto Dacian goddess Bendis, known as the most ancient one, weaves a textile and raises it above her head, denoting a mighty aid in the war. Benids was the protectress of the Geto Dacian people; the Roman equivalent was Minerva, the Etruscan goddess and Athena in Greece.
The ancient Marble Head of a Geto Dacian from the Basilica Ulpia is now displayed in the Seattle Art Museum, Washington.
2000-year-old Geto Dacian Bust from Trajan’s Forum displayed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain, Height: 75 cm; Width: 49 cm; Base/bottom: 30 cm; Weight: 75.200005 Kg and made from Africano marble (black with red, beige, white, and gray), Bigio antico, and Marmo Greco scritto. Africano marble, so-called by ancient sculptures/artists, was one of the first multicoloured marble introduced to Rome, quarried in Turkey near Teos. Boldly, black/grey marble symbolized fertility, new life, and resurrection for the Romans, Egyptians and the Geto Dacians.
Dacian Draco - Geto-Dacians of Great Britain, Deva Victrix (Chester, England), where the artifact was found.
Geto Dacian Statue - Colosseum Museum, Rome, Italy The Relief represents a Geto-Dacian woman from the upper class. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.
Geto Dacian Draco relief from the Hadrianeum, erected by Antoninus Pius in AD 145, Capitoline Museum, Rome
2000-year-old relief/temple capital of a Geto Dacian shield maiden was discovered in Trajan's Forum, Rome. In the image, a trumpet-like wind instrument is shown which was used by the Geto Dacians. Also, the shield's shape and motif is Geto Dacian.
Domitian and Decebalus, Roman History by Cassius Dio 1925 10 3 Decebalus feared that the Romans, now that they had conquered, would march against his royal palace, cut down the trees that were in the field and put armor on the trunks so that the Romans might take them as soldiers and be frightened and beat in retreat, and that's exactly what happened.
Trajan's Column, at its base is this detailed depiction of Dacian arms and armor.
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2000-year-old Geto-Dacian statue from Trajan’s Forum is displayed in the National Roman Museum - Palazzo Altemps. The sculpted body was made from yellow Numidian marble, Tunisia (ancient Carthage), with exposed body parts restored in black (Bigio Morato marble).
Bearded Mystics - Images of Geto Dacian power
2000-year-old Geto Dacian bust from Trajan's Forum on display in Berlin, Neues Museum
2,000-year-old Geto Dacian bust from Trajan's Forum on display in the Vatican Museums
2,000-year-old Geto Dacian bust from Trajan's Forum on display in the Vatican Museums
DECEBALUS PER SCORILO ad aquae-calan-the thermal pool in the column reliefs Dr. Paul Cheptea u.a.d. Cluj Napoca
Representations of the Dacian "Draco" banner in the column reliefs