Dacian Wars - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Dacian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacian Wars - The Second War
Following his subjugation, Decebalus complied with Rome for a time, but was soon inciting revolt among tribes against them and pillaging ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carnyx: Encyclopedia - Carnyx
The Carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts, attested for ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. It is a kind of bronze trumpet, held verticall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adamclisi: Encyclopedia - Adamclisi
Adamclisi is a commune in Constanţa County, in the Dobrogea region of Romania. In ancient times a Roman castrum named Civitas Tropaeensi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia - European Dragon
In European mythology, a dragon is a serpent-like legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in the constellation Draco, comes directly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arch Of Constantine: Encyclopedia - Arch Of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected to commemorate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacia: Encyclopedia - Dacia
Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, a subtribe of the Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Occupation And Retreat From Southern Scotland
There is no historical source describing the decades that followed Agricola's recall. Even the name of his replacement is unknown. Archae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trajan's Column: Encyclopedia Ii - Trajan's Column - The Relief
The relief portrays Trajan's two victorious military campaigns against the Dacians; the lower half illustrating the first (101-102), and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arch Of Constantine: Encyclopedia Ii - Arch Of Constantine - Decoration
The decoration of the arch heavily uses parts of older monuments, which are given a new meaning in the context of the Constantinian build...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oltenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Oltenia - History
Oltenia was inhabited by Dacians during the ancient times and in 106, at the end of the Dacian Wars, it was incorpored in the Roman Empir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacia - Culture
The Dacians had attained a considerable degree of civilization by the time they first became known to the Romans. Dacia - Religion. Mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carnyx: Encyclopedia Ii - Carnyx - Evidence For The Carnyx
Carnyx - Depiction in sculpture. The instrument is known from depictions, on coins, and notably from the initiation scene of the Gundes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Germanic Mythology
The most famous dragons in Norse mythology and Germanic mythology, are: Níðhöggr who gnawed at the roots of Yggdrasil; Jörmungandr, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The Fourth Century
Constantius Chlorus returned to Britain in 306, aiming to invade northern Britain. The province's defences had been rebuilt in the preced...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Government Of Britannia
Under the Roman Empire, administration of peaceful provinces was ultimately the remit of the Senate but those like Britain that required ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Trade And Industry
By the time of the Roman occupation, Britain's tin exports to the Mediterranean had been largely eclipsed by the more convenient supply f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Town And Country
A number of important settlements were founded by the Romans, during their occupation of Britain. Many of which still survive. Cities and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The Third Century
The death of Commodus put into motion a series of events which eventually led to civil war. Following the short reign of Pertinax, severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The End Of Roman Rule
The traditional view of historians, informed by the work of Michael Rostovtzeff, was of a widespread economic decline at this time. Howev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - The Legacy
During their occupation of Britain, the Romans built an extensive network of roads, many of which are still in use today. The Romans also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Sub-roman Britain
Britain came under increasing pressure from barbarian attack on all sides towards the end of the 4th century, and troops were too few to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Religion
Religion in Roman Britain consisted originally of pagan worship. A common element was the conflation of Roman gods and local Iron Age dei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacia - Name
The Dacians were known as Geton (plural Getae) in Greek writings, and as Dacus (plural Daci) and Getae in Roman documents; also as Dagae ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Britain - Roman Rule Is Established
For the first twenty years, the Roman rule was oppressive, and this treatment led Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, to revolt. The Trinovante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacia - Roman Conquest
From A.D. 85 to 89, the Dacians were engaged in two wars with the Romans, under Duras or Diurpaneus, and the great Decebalus. In 87, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Modern Times
The dragon of the modern period is typically depicted as a huge fire-breathing , scaly and horned dinosaur-like creature, with leathery w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Roman Dragons
It it is theorized that western dragons have descended from Roman dragons. Roman dragons evolved from serpentine Greek ones, combined wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Slavic Mythology
Dragons of Slavic mythology hold mixed temperaments towards humans. For example, dragons in Bulgarian mythology are either male or female...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Catalan Mythology
Dragons are well-known in Catalan myths and legends, in no small part because St. George (Catalon Sant Jordi) is the patron saint of Cata...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacia - Political Entities
A kingdom of Dacia was in existence at least as early as the beginning of the 2nd century BC under a king, Oroles. Conflicts with the Bas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trajan's Column: Encyclopedia Ii - Trajan's Column - Its Purpose
It was traditionally thought that the Column was a propagandistic monument, glorifying the emperor's military exploits. But because the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trajan's Column: Encyclopedia Ii - Trajan's Column - The Inscription
The inscription at the base of the column in finest lettering reads: SENATVS·POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS IMP·CAESARI·DIVI·NERVAE·F·NERVAE T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacia - Geography
Towards the west Dacia may originally have extended as far as the Danube where it runs from north to south at Waitzen (Vacz). Julius Caes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trajan's Column: Encyclopedia Ii - Trajan's Column - Purpose
It was traditionally thought that the Column was a propagandistic monument, glorifying the emperor's military exploits. However, the stru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacian Wars - Background To The Conflict
Throughout the 1st century, Roman policy largely dictated that threats from neighbouring nations and provinces were to be contained promp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacian Wars - The First War
After gaining support in the Roman Senate and its blessing for war, by 101 Trajan was ready to advance on Dacia. This was a war in which ...   » Read the article