Editing Wallachia (section)

===Ancient times===
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In the [[Trajan's Dacian Wars|Second Dacian War]] (AD 105) western Oltenia became part of the [[Roman province]] of [[Roman Dacia|Dacia]], with parts of later Wallachia included in the [[Moesia|Moesia Inferior]] province. The Roman ''[[Limes (Roman Empire)|limes]]'' was initially built along the [[Olt River]] in 119 before being moved slightly to the east in the second century, during which time it stretched from the [[Danube]] up to [[Rucăr]] in the Carpathians. The Roman line fell back to the Olt in 245 and, in 271, the Romans pulled out of the region.

The area was subject to [[romanization (cultural)|Romanization]] also during the [[Migration Period]], when most of present-day [[Romania]] was also invaded by [[Goths]] and [[Sarmatians]] known as the [[Chernyakhov culture]], followed by waves of other [[nomad]]s. In 328, the Romans built a [[Constantine's Bridge (Danube)|bridge]] between [[Sucidava]] and [[Oescus]] (near [[Gigen]]) which indicates that there was a significant trade with the peoples north of the Danube. A short period of Roman rule in the area is attested under Emperor [[Constantine the Great]],<ref>Giurescu, p. 37; Ștefănescu, p. 155</ref> after he attacked the Goths (who had settled north of the Danube) in 332. The period of Goth rule ended when the [[Huns]] arrived in the [[Pannonian Basin]] and, under [[Attila]], attacked and destroyed some 170 settlements on both sides of the Danube.