410 / 530
409
for iron, copper obtained in settlements established in the mountains by a large
number of rural operations demonstrating their importance), to that we mention the
addition of salt brought from Transylvania. Added to this of course, are the important
livestock products and cereals imported for the Empire. Not frequently, barbarian
tribes, especially the Goths for instance, demand for such products, even in peace
treaties closed with the Romans. Hence, it results that whenever the Empire
imposes its force in the peace treaties with barbarians it bans the export of objects
of common use and iron weapons, this being one of the prohibitions still commonly
used at the time of the Principality. Certain Roman export products, such as wine,
oil, Garum are on the list of prohibited exports goods of Valentinianus, Valens,
Gratianus (364–378),
barbaricum
law. We cannot state if the precious metal
exploitations were activated in this period.
This dual political and economic relationship has been strengthened spiritually
by accepting the Christian religion as the official religion of the state and implicit
links with the Empire are marked and directly influenced by it. Although currently,
most of Christian worship places discoveries have been identified in older
constructions from the previous period, they demonstrate the practice of worship in
the area mentioned. The discovery of a large number of pottery fragments having
marked the sign of the
Cross
, found both in the Banat plain and in the Dacian-
Roman settlements from the eastern part of the territory is a true evidence of the
Christian religion penetration highly influenced by the traditional cults of each
tribe. The importance of the Empire in the north Danubian space after the death of
Constantius II in 361 decreased. His rule had meant a period of flourishment and
economic stability for the territories north of the Danube, throughout a massive
influx of Roman coin and allowing a market economy development. Ancient Banat
benefited greatly from this situation, proving to be a period of territorial internal
stability and tranquility in order to continue its existence in local communities,
without any particular barbarian impact.
S. Dumitraşcu analyzed the similar situation from Crişana region, from the
territories of western and north western Dacia and noted a
revival
of the ancient
Dacian fund. A similar finding made Thaller-Stiglitz H. for the provinces of
Noricum-Raetia – the last abandoned by the Romans in almost the same period
(271–272 or in 254, supposed recently), where toponyms, hidronyms even fields
received after the Roman withdrawal pre-Roman names.
If the first part of the fourth century meant stability in the direct relationship
between local Dacian-Roman population, allogeneic (Sarmathian Iazyges, Germanians)
controlled by the Roman Empire, in the second half of the fourth century even
during the reign of the two brothers Valentinianus and Valens (364–378) and till
the end of the fourth century / beginning of the next, certain ethnic permutations
will lead to the disappearance of habitation traces on the territory of ancient
Tibiscum
many rural settlements will disappear, residents will be forced to retreat to other
protected areas, far from Roman communication routes with more secure existence
means. Hun impact will shake the entire Roman Empire alongside the population
found outside its limits. North of the Danube Romanity much affected by the Hun