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The Dacian Wars of Domitian and Trajan

2013/1/18
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The Dacians) lived in modern day Romania, they had long been a threat along the borders of the Roman Empire. In 101AD Trajan) launched the first of two campaigns against Dacia, eventually it would become a Roman province. Though poorly documented the conflict is celebrated on Trajans column) in the centre of Rome, providing a spiralling view of the campaign, and at Adamclisi) (in modern day Romania) which depicts brutal fighting between Roman Legionaries and Dacian warriors. Jasper, Josho, Michael and Lindsay discuss how these actions fit in with other actions along Romans frontiers, a look at arms and armour, the lack of sources when looking at the campaign and we take a look at Trajan himself. Dur: 37min