It seems that Emperor Trajan had just gotten done conquering what we now call Romania, more or less. A road was needed to supply the troops, and he ordered one built ... even though the gorge by the Danube wasn't exactly friendly territory for such measures.
But the Romans were mighty clever, as you know if you have been on any part of their old territory. When they were done, they put up a monument to salute the effort in 99 A.D.
Here's what the inscription says: “Emperor Nerva 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.”
It is interesting that when the dam went up downstream, this had to be raised so that it was still above the water line. You'd want to be really careful in something like that.
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