Battle of Sarmizegetusa
Roman siege of Sarmizegetusa, the capital of Dacia (106) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Sarmizegetusa (also spelled Sarmizegethuza) was a siege of Sarmizegetusa, the capital of Dacia, fought in Trajan's Second Dacian War in 106 between the army of the Roman Emperor Trajan, and the Dacians led by King Decebalus.
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Battle of Sarmizegetusa | |||||||
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Part of the Dacian Wars | |||||||
The sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia, the capital of ancient Dacia (modern Romania) | |||||||
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Dacia | Roman Empire | ||||||
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Decebalus | Trajan | ||||||
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18,000–20,800 | 12 legions | ||||||
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