Decebalus

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Decebalus was the last and most famous king of Dacia, known for his fierce resistance against the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Decebalus canonical 10
King Decebalus 1
King of Dacia 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dacian ruler
historical figure
king
alsoKnownAs Diurpaneus
associatedWith Carpathian Mountains
Danube
surface form: Danube River
bodyPartDisplayed head
capital Sarmizegetusa Regia
capturedBy Roman forces
commemoratedBy rock sculpture of Decebalus near Orșova
conflict Dacian Wars
Dacian Wars
surface form: First Dacian War

Dacian Wars
surface form: Second Dacian War
countryRuled Dacia
deathCause suicide
deathDate 106 CE
deathPlace Dacia
enteredTreatyWith Domitian
surface form: Emperor Domitian
era 1st century CE
2nd century CE
fortified Sarmizegetusa Regia
headDisplayedAt Rome
headDisplayedOn Curia Julia
surface form: steps of the Curia Julia
knownFor defense of Dacia
final war with Trajan
resistance against Roman expansion
languageSpoken Dacian
legacy symbol of Romanian national identity
symbol of resistance against foreign domination
name Decebalus self-link
notableBattle Battle of Tapae
surface form: Battle of Tapae (c. 88 CE)
opponent Domitian
surface form: Emperor Domitian

Trajan
surface form: Emperor Trajan

Roman Empire
portrayedAs brave enemy of Rome
portrayedOn Trajan's Column
positionHeld Decebalus self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Dacia
predecessor Duras
regionRuled Danube region
surface form: Carpathian-Danubian area
reignEnd 106 CE
reignStart c. 87 CE
religion Dacian polytheism
resisted Roman annexation of Dacia
successor Trajan
surface form: Trajan (as ruler of the conquered territory)
treatyResult Roman payment of subsidies to Dacia
recognition of Decebalus as client king

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Decebalus
Description of subject: Decebalus was the last and most famous king of Dacia, known for his fierce resistance against the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dacian tribes unifiedUnder Decebalus
Dacian Wars opposingCommander Decebalus
Dacia ruledBy Decebalus
Dacia peakPowerUnder Decebalus
Decebalus name Decebalus self-link
Decebalus positionHeld Decebalus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of Dacia
Kingdom of Dacia notableRuler Decebalus
Domitian's Dacian Wars opponent Decebalus
Domitian's Dacian Wars opposedBy Decebalus
this entity surface form: King Decebalus