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Dacia becomes a Roman province

Event106 ADUnder review

Despite the heroic resistance of the Dacians, the Dacian fortresses in the Orăștie Mountains fell one after another, and in 106 AD Dacia was turned into a Roman province.

After the death of Burebista, the Dacian kingdom broke up, but it was reunified in the first century AD under Decebalus, a skilled and charismatic ruler. Under his reign, Dacia once again became a formidable force in the region.

Between 85–106 AD, Dacia fought two major wars against the Roman Empire, led by the emperor Trajan. Despite the heroic resistance of the Dacians, the Dacian fortresses in the Orăștie Mountains fell one after another, and in 106 AD Dacia was turned into a Roman province.

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  • From the page The history of Dacia and of the Dacians: În ciuda rezistenței eroice a dacilor, cetățile dacice din Munții Orăștiei au căzut rând pe rând, iar în anul 106 d.Hr., Dacia a fost transformată în provincie romană.