Decebalus

Definition

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 CE
    Dacians invade Moesia and defeat the Romans.
  • 86 CE
    The Roman general Cornelius Fuscus invades Dacia. He is ambushed and his army is annihilated.
  • 87 CE - 106 CE
    Reign of the last Dacian king, Decebalus.
  • 88 CE
    Resolved 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.
  • 101 CE - 106 CE
    Trajan conquers Dacia.
  • 113 CE
    Trajan's column is constructed in Rome which commemorates the emperor's campaigns in Dacia.
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