Trajan's Wall

The Trajan or Trajanwall is an ancient fortification line in the former Bessarabia ( in Dobrogea, a part of ancient Moesia ).

The Trajan consists of the Lower Trajan with a length of 120 km and the Upper Trajan with a length of 126 km. They are named after the Roman emperor Trajan ( 98-117 ) because of the presence of the Romans in this area of their times.

The Lower Trajan leads to 126 km in the east-west direction from the Pruth to Sasic - Liman on the Black Sea. The thickness of the plant was still detect in studies in 1925. The remnants of the earthworks had in places 40 m width and a height difference between the ditch and rampart of 5 m. It is thought that it was a military line of defense for the protection of navigation on the Danube, which was about 25 kilometers to the south.

The Upper Trajan runs 150 km north of the Lower Trajanswalls also in east-west direction. It connects to 120 km length of the Pruth to the Dniester. The dimensions of the ramparts are somewhat lower than in the south. The Romans have the ramparts built in the second century to protect her kingdom from invaders.

Bulgarian Limes

Under Khan Krum ( 803-814 ) of the Limes were as Новакова Бразда continue to be used to protect the northern border of his kingdom.