The Tabula Traiana
A Roman memorial plaque ("Tabula Traiana"), 4 meters wide and 1.75 metres high, commemorating the completion of Trajan's military road is located on the Serbian side facing Romania near Ogradina. In 1972, when the Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station was built, the plaque was moved from its original location, and lifted to the present place. It reads:
IMP. CAESAR. DIVI. NERVAE. F
NERVA TRAIANVS. AVG. GERM
PONTIF MAXIMUS TRIB POT IIII
PATER PATRIAE COS III
MONTIBVUS EXCISI(s) ANCO(ni)BVS
SVBLAT(i)S VIA(m) F(ecit)
The text was interpreted by Otto Benndorf to mean:
Emperor Caesar son of the divine Nerva, Nerva Trajan, the Augustus, Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, invested for the fourth time as Tribune, Father of the Fatherland, Consul for the third time, excavating mountain rocks and using wood beams has made this road.
Simone Marchegiani 01/10/2013 10:49
bella foto, bello il verde dell'acqua complimentiV. Munnes 26/08/2013 18:36
SUPER und wunderschöner Naturzauber dazu.....lG---------------@volker-
STEFAN - ERIK IBOUNIG Photographie 26/08/2013 18:27
klasse Motivfeinst gezeigt in Schärfe und Kontraste
glg
Stefan
Vitória Castelo Santos 26/08/2013 16:05
Wonderful landscape AncaRegards
Vitoria
Tanjung-Pinang 26/08/2013 15:57
Da habe ich auch Fotos im Speicher.lg monika
s. sabine krause 26/08/2013 15:43
impressive! the memorial plaque, which, even though not in its original place, looks as though it was literally hewn out the mountain! really enjoyed reading the historical elaboration to go with the text, anca! the image of course is beautiful! you must have taken it from the back of a leaving boat? amazing, how the water looks just as green as the vegetation o the rock! hugs, sabine.Ulfert k 26/08/2013 14:41
Ein sehr schöner Blick auf das Eiserne Tor.lg
ulfert k