The Roman Milestones
150 Roman milestones reinstalled along the Via DobroGetica routes, for Dobrogea's 150 years within Romania. A project of material memory that changes how the place is seen.
What Is a Roman Milestone?
Miliarium (Lat.) — the stone that marked each mille passuum (a thousand double steps, about 1,480 m) on the roads of the Roman Empire.
Each milestone was a cylindrical stone column, 1.5–2 m tall, inscribed with: the distance to the provincial capital, the emperor's name, and sometimes road directions.
Roman Dobrogea (Moesia Inferior) was a province rich in roads and milestones. Via DobroGetica reinstalls these road markers, turning the routes into true Roman roads of the present.
The History of the Milestone in Dobrogea
1st – 6th century AD
Roman milestones mark the imperial roads of Scythia Minor, inscribed with the emperor's name and the distance to Tomis.
7th – 14th century
The Roman milestones are forgotten, buried by time and oblivion, as the Empire withdraws from Dobrogea.
2025 – 2028
Via DobroGetica reinstalls 150 milestones along the cultural routes of Dobrogea, recreating the ancient rhythm of the Roman journey.
Adopt a Milestone
The Via DobroGetica milestone physically marks the history of Dobrogea. Your name, or your company's, engraved forever along the cultural route of Dobrogea.
Goal: 150 milestones by 2028
Sponsor a MilestoneProject Progress
Ovidiu Town Hall·
Mobexpert ConstanțaVia DobroGetica cultural project · Dobrogea 150
Map of Installed Milestones
The location of the milestones already installed. The map will update as new milestones are added to the routes.
Installed Milestones
Milestone I — Ovidiu Roman Fort
The first reinstalled milestone of the Via DobroGetica project, set at the site of the Ovidiu Roman Fort. The inscription reproduces the classic Roman formula: the distance to Tomis (Constanța) and the name of the project.
Sponsored by Ovidiu Town HallMilestone II — The Cumpăna Sundial
The second Via DobroGetica milestone, installed at the Cumpăna Sundial, a symbol of the measuring of time in Dobrogea.
Sponsored by Mobexpert Constanța