Decebalus (c. 87-106 CE) was the king of Dacia (roughly modern-day Romania and Moldova) who fought two wars with Rome under Trajan (in 101-102 CE and 105-106 CE) in defense of his kingdom.
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85 CE - 86 CEDacians invade Moesia and defeat the Romans.
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86 CEThe Roman general Cornelius Fuscus invades Dacia. He is ambushed and his army is annihilated.
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87 CE - 106 CEReign of the last Dacian king, Decebalus.
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88 CEResolved to avenge Fuscus' defeat, Domitian sends another army to Dacia under Tettius Iulianus. This general is victorious on the mountainous pass of Tapae, in the south-west of modern Romania.
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101 CE - 106 CETrajan conquers Dacia.
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113 CETrajan's column is constructed in Rome which commemorates the emperor's campaigns in Dacia.
