Dacia

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Dacia was an ancient region in Eastern Europe, roughly corresponding to modern-day Romania and surrounding areas, known for its conflicts and eventual conquest by the Roman Empire.

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Dacia canonical 24

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient kingdom
historical region
boundedBy Black Sea region
Carpathian Mountains
Danube
surface form: Danube River
capital Sarmizegetusa Regia
conqueredBy Roman Empire
Trajan
conquestCompletedIn 106 AD
conquestOccurredDuring Dacian Wars
culturalInfluenceFrom Celtic tribes
surface form: Celts

Thracians
economyBasedOn agriculture
metalworking
mining
firstDacianWar 101–102 AD
inhabitedBy Dacian tribes
surface form: Dacians
knownFor conflicts with the Roman Empire
gold deposits
salt resources
silver deposits
languageSpoken Dacian language
legacyInspires modern Romanian national identity
legacyReflectedIn name of the Romanian car brand Dacia
locatedIn Eastern Europe
majorDeity Zalmoxis
neighboringEntity Germanic peoples
surface form: Germanic tribes

Scythia
Thrace
partlyAnnexedAs Roman province of Dacia
partOf Carpathian region
peakPowerUnder Burebista
Decebalus
religionPracticed polytheism
romanizationOccurred 2nd century AD
romanProvinceAbandonedBy Roman Empire
romanProvinceCapital Ulpia
surface form: Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
romanProvinceEstablished 106 AD
romanWithdrawalApproxDate 271–275 AD
romanWithdrawalCompletedBy Aurelian
roughlyCorrespondsTo modern-day Romania
parts of Bulgaria
parts of Hungary
parts of Moldova
parts of Serbia
parts of Ukraine
ruledBy Burebista
Decebalus
secondDacianWar 105–106 AD

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