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513 BC Darius the Great subdues the Getae
and east Thrace
in his war against the Scythians.
34 The original inhabitants of Dacia revolt against the Sarmatian
tribe of Iazyges who had enslaved
them.
85 Dacians under Decebalus
engaged in two wars against the Romans from this year to AD 88 or 89.
86 Roman legions face disaster in Dacia, when Cornelius Fuscus, Praetorian prefect
, launches a powerful offensive that becomes a failure. Encircled in the valley of Timi, he dies along with his entire army. Rome must pay tribute in Dacians in exchange for a vague recognition of Rome's importan
87 Decebalus
becomes king of Dacia.
90 A humiliating peace was bought by Domitian from Decebalus
of Dacia
101 Roman emperor
Trajan
starts an expedition against Dacia, exceeding the limits of the Empire set by Augustus.
102 Trajan
returns to Rome after a successful campaign against Dacia, through which he reestablishes clear Roman sovereignty over Decebalus
.
105 Trajan
starts the second expedition against Dacia.
106 Trajan
defeats king Decebalus
of Dacia (Romania
). Dacia becomes a Roman provin
166 Dacia invaded by barbarians
168 Marcus Aurelius
and Verus pushed back the Marcomanni
in Dacia.
256 Goths
invade Asia Minor. Dacia is lost for the Roman Empire
.
271 Emperor Aurelian
withdraws troops to the Danube frontier, abandoning Dacia. (Note, this withdrawal may have lasted until 272. Both years are mentioned by various sources.)
336 The military successes of Emperor Constantine I have resulted in most of Dacia having been reconquered into the Roman Empire
.
400 The Vandals start their westward trek from Dacia and Hungary
(approximate date).
466 Emperor Leo I repels the Hun invasion of Dacia.
468 The Huns
again invade Dacia and are once more repelled by Leo.
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