Dacia
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Dacia was an ancient region in central Europe, primarily encompassing modern-day Romania. The people of Dacia, known as Dacians, were of Thracian stock and inhabited lands around the Carpathian Mountains.
By the 1st century CE, the entire Balkan peninsula was under Roman control. The Romans extended their authority into Dacia, establishing it as a province. This Roman province roughly corresponded to modern Romania and Bessarabia. The Roman presence in Dacia lasted until around 271 CE, when barbarian incursions led to a withdrawal back across the Danube River.1234
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Daciaā¦and those lands as a Roman province eventually included wider territories both to the north and to the east. The Dacians were of Thracian stock and, among the Thracian successor peoples in the region, were most akin to the Getae. (Indeed, the similarities between the groups led the Greek historianā¦
Read Moreā¦and those lands as a Roman province eventually included wider territories both to the north and to the east. The Dacians were of Thracian stock and, among the Thracian successor peoples in the region, were most akin to the Getae. (Indeed, the similarities between the groups led the Greek historianā¦
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The new Roman province was at first put under a consular legate with at least two legions, but under Hadrian it was divided. Dacia Superior comprised Transylvania, under a praetorian legate and supported by a single legion at Apulum (Alba Iulia), while Dacia Inferiorāin what wasā¦
Read MoreThe new Roman province was at first put under a consular legate with at least two legions, but under Hadrian it was divided. Dacia Superior comprised Transylvania, under a praetorian legate and supported by a single legion at Apulum (Alba Iulia), while Dacia Inferiorāin what wasā¦
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