{"slug": "dacia", "label": "Dacia", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173082", "qid": "Q173082", "description": "Balkan kingdom of the Dacians (168 BC-106 AD)", "entries": 26, "years": 25, "span": [-712, 632], "span_label": ["713 BCE", "632 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 9}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 7}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "romania", "label": "Romania", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "balkans", "label": "Balkans", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "roman-empire", "label": "Roman Empire", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "leo-i-emperor", "label": "Leo I (emperor)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "athens", "label": "Athens", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "thrace", "label": "Thrace", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "goths", "label": "Goths", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ancient-rome", "label": "Ancient Rome", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "roman-legion", "label": "Roman legion", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "trajan", "label": "Trajan", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "huns", "label": "Huns", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -712, "year_label": "713 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "713 BC—Birth of semi-legendary Zalmoxis in Dacia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385620#Births_and_death", "title": "710s BC", "revid": 1368385620, "section": "Births and death"}}, {"year": -81, "year_label": "82 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Burebista unifies the Dacian population forming the first (and biggest) unified Dacian Kingdom, on the territory of modern Romania and surroundings. 82 BC is also the starting year of his reign.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1262234047#Dacia", "title": "82 BC", "revid": 1262234047, "section": "Events › By place › Dacia"}}, {"year": -43, "year_label": "44 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Comosicus succeeds Burebista as king of Dacia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362159803#Europe", "title": "44 BC", "revid": 1362159803, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 34, "year_label": "34 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The original inhabitants of Dacia revolt against the Sarmatian tribe of Iazyges, who had enslaved them.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369986487#Europe", "title": "30s", "revid": 1369986487, "section": "Events › 34 AD › Europe"}}, {"year": 85, "year_label": "85 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Dacians under Decebalus engage in two wars against the Romans from this year to AD 88 or 89.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368048857#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 85", "revid": 1368048857, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 86, "year_label": "86 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "First Battle of Tapae: Roman legions face disaster in Dacia, when Roman general Cornelius Fuscus 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 to the Dacians in exchange for a vague recognition of Rome's importance.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371185563#Dacia", "title": "AD 86", "revid": 1371185563, "section": "Events › By place › Dacia"}}, {"year": 87, "year_label": "87 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Decebalus becomes king of Dacia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330323860#Europe", "title": "AD 87", "revid": 1330323860, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 89, "year_label": "89 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Legio XIII Gemina is transferred to Dacia, to help in the war against King Decebalus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371186395#Europe", "title": "AD 89", "revid": 1371186395, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 101, "year_label": "101 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Trajan starts an expedition against Dacia, exceeding the limits of the Roman Empire set by Augustus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371187378#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 101", "revid": 1371187378, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 102, "year_label": "102 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Trajan returns to Rome after a successful campaign against Dacia, through which he reestablishes clear Roman sovereignty over King Decebalus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330325200#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 102", "revid": 1330325200, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 104, "year_label": "104 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Apollodorus of Damascus builds a stone bridge over the Danube more than 1,000 m ft long, almost 20 m ft high and 15 m ft wide. The bridge connects what is now Serbia with Romania (at the time known as Dacia).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371186542#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 104", "revid": 1371186542, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 105, "year_label": "105 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Trajan starts the second expedition against Dacia; he leaves with the Imperial Roman fleet from Brundusium.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188807#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 105", "revid": 1371188807, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 106, "year_label": "106 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Decebalus, king of Dacia (suicide, being pursued by the Romans) (b. AD 87)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359392828#Deaths", "title": "AD 106", "revid": 1359392828, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 106, "year_label": "106 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 11", "text": "August 11 – The south-eastern part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia. The veterans of the legions are given land in the new province for their service in the Roman army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359392828#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 106", "revid": 1359392828, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 157, "year_label": "157 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "A revolt against Roman rule begins in Dacia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371186408#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 157", "revid": 1371186408, "section": "Events › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 158, "year_label": "158 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "A revolt against Roman rule in Dacia is crushed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367883774#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 158", "revid": 1367883774, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 166, "year_label": "166 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Dacia is invaded by barbarians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371302266#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 166", "revid": 1371302266, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 170, "year_label": "170 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusina, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371303023#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 170", "revid": 1371303023, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 171, "year_label": "171 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusis, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371303100#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 171", "revid": 1371303100, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 256, "year_label": "256 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Goths invade Asia Minor. Dacia is lost for the Roman Empire, and the Goths appear at the walls of Thessalonica.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188385#Roman_Empire", "title": "256", "revid": 1371188385, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 271, "year_label": "271 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Aurelian withdraws Rome's administrative and military presence from Dacia (modern Romania), thereby rationalizing the Danube frontier and freeing resources for the forthcoming campaign against Zenobia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347633744#Roman_Empire", "title": "271", "revid": 1347633744, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 315, "year_label": "315 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Constantine the Great and co-emperor Licinius battle the Sarmates, the Goths and the Carpians along the Danube. Constantine leads a punitive expedition into Dacia and reestablishes the Roman fortifications of the frontier.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330160516#Roman_Empire", "title": "315", "revid": 1330160516, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 383, "year_label": "383 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Theodosius I cedes Dacia and Macedonia to Valentinian II. They recognize Magnus Maximus as Augustus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349205021#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 383", "revid": 1349205021, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 457, "year_label": "457 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 7", "text": "February 7 – Leo I, a Thraco-Roman (or Dacian) high-ranking officer, becomes the new emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, reigning for nearly 20 years. He is first to accept the Byzantine crown from the hands of the patriarch of Constantinople.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367050070#Roman_Empire", "title": "457", "revid": 1367050070, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 466, "year_label": "466 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Leo I repels the Hun invasion of Dacia (modern Romania). They ravage the Balkans but are unable to take Constantinople thanks to the city walls, which are rebuilt and reinforced.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364739705#Roman_Empire", "title": "466", "revid": 1364739705, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 632, "year_label": "632 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Kubrat, ruler of the Dulo clan, takes power from the Pannonian Avars and establishes Old Great Bulgaria in the area of Black Cumania. Kubrat's rule stretches from Dacia to Poltava.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370178497#Europe", "title": "632", "revid": 1370178497, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}