Decebalus
E255867
Decebalus was the last and most famous king of Dacia, known for his fierce resistance against the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan.
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.
this entity surface form:
King of Dacia
this entity surface form:
King Decebalus