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Trajan's First Dacian War
Conflict between the Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Dacia (101–102) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trajan's First Dacian War took place from 101 to 102.
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![]() scene on Trajan's Column, possibly describing a battle between legionaries and Dacians | |||||||||
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Trajan | Decebalus |
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The Kingdom of Dacia, under King Decebalus, had become a threat to the Roman Empire, and defeated several of Rome's armies during Domitian's reign (81–96). Despite the peace treaty established after Domitian's Dacian War, Trajan was set on ridding their new threat to Rome's power and in 101 set out determined to defeat Dacia. After a year of heavy fighting, King Decebalus came to terms and accepted peace.