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2. Fourth Gate (Poarta a Patra) – Union Bell loop from Tolstoi

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3. Via Principalis – St. Michael's Cathedral loop from Cetate

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

August 30, 2025

The Via Principalis was the main road connecting the two main gates of the ancient Roman castrum of Apulum, to the north and south. The road ran in front of the "Principia" of the Roman fort, the headquarters of the 13th Gemina Legion. Carts transporting salt, oil, wine, and military equipment for the camp's inhabitants drove along the stone-paved road. The remains of the road, along which the Roman soldiers walked, were uncovered during the fort's renovation. The Roman-era slabs can be seen here, as well as the masonry canal beneath the road's longitudinal axis, which was intended to ensure its drainage.

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Noname

February 28, 2024

Rectangular, with a gate on each side and main roads connecting the gates on opposite sides. A Roman Castrum Apulum was planned almost two millennia ago by the engineers and architects of the Roman Empire.

In Alba Iulia you can see a section of the Via Principalis. It was the road that connected the main gates of the castrum, the southern and northern. The Via Principalis led past the “Principia” of the Roman castrum, the headquarters of the 13th Gemina Legion. Part of the 1,800-year-old building can be seen in the Principia Museum.

On the stone-paved street, carts with salt, oil, wine and even military equipment that the inhabitants of the castrum needed passed by every day. The remains of the road where Roman soldiers once walked came to light during the restoration of the Alba Carolina Citadel. ....

The central part of the road was flanked by two rows of stone slabs with carved edges, designed to prevent the carts that supplied the military camp with food and equipment from slipping.

The restoration team also highlighted parts of the side canals created by the Romans to ensure the drainage of rainwater, but also some of the columns of the porticus, the covered gallery that sheltered the street on both sides.

Source: albaiuliaqr.ro/via-principalis

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Via Principalis

1. Fourth Gate (Poarta a Patra) – St. Michael's Cathedral loop from Carolina

2. Fourth Gate (Poarta a Patra) – Union Bell loop from Tolstoi

3. Via Principalis – St. Michael's Cathedral loop from Cetate

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