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The Dacian homeland circa 40 BC, after the death of Burebista The evolution of the Dacian kingdom from Burebista to Decebal according to Strabo Dacia cf. Strabo (c. 20 AD) [6] The map of Dacia by Brue Adrien Hubert (1826) View of the sanctuary from Dacians' capital Sarmizegetusa Regia Dacia map cf. Ptolemy (2nd century AD)
Roman head of a Dacian of the type known from Trajan's Forum, AD 120–130, marble, on 18th-century bust. The Dacians (/ ˈ d eɪ ʃ ən z /; Latin: Daci; Ancient Greek: Δάκοι, [1] Δάοι, [1] Δάκαι [2]) were the ancient Indo-European inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia, located in the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea.
The Roman world and the Dacian kingdom of Burebista in 49 BC at the outbreak of the Roman civil war Burebista , after reorganizing the state internally, reformed the army , creating a complex and solid system of fortifications in the Orăștie Mountains , around the capital, Sarmizegetusa Regia , and the center of the new state.
Dacian towns and fortresses with the dava ending, covering Dacia, Moesia, Thrace and Dalmatia. This is a list of ancient Dacian towns and fortresses from all the territories once inhabited by Dacians, Getae and Moesi. The large majority of them are located in the traditional territory of the Dacian Kingdom at the time of Burebista.
The town of Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and major fortress of the Dacian kingdom, probably built in the mid first century BCE.It consisted of perimeter walls and fortifications, a sacred precinct, and a settlement area primarily for nobles and supporting servants.
Map of the territory of Philip II of Macedon. Philip II of Macedon, annexed Thrace, 341–336 BC; Alexander the Great retains Thrace and suppresses rebellion, 335–323 BC; Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi, includes Thrace in his kingdom, 323–281 BC [49] [50] Philip V of Macedon controls all cities of Thrace up to the hellespont, [51] 238–179 BC
Map 8: 1849 map of Roman regions, fortresses and tribes in Thrace and Dacia (about 150 AD) Map 9: Thracian tribes in Thrace and the Odrysian Kingdom, Odrysians were one of the most powerful Thracian tribes. Sapeia, a name derived from the Sapaei tribe, was Northern Thrace and Asteia, a name derived from the Astae or Asti tribe, was Southern Thrace.
English: Roman province of Dacia, part of modern day Romania and Serbia, from the conquest of Trajan in 106 AD to the evacuation of the province in 271 AD. Roman settlements and legion garrisons with Latin names are included in the map, as well as the Costoboci, Carpi and Free Dacians.