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  Dacia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, named by the ancient Greeks Getae, was a large district of Southeastern Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa, on the east by the Tyras or Nistru, now in eastern Moldova.
The Roman Province Dacia is represented on Roman Sestertius (coin) as a woman seated on a rock, holding aquila, a small child on her knee holding ears of grain, and a small child seated before her holding grapes.
A kingdom of Dacia was in existence at least as early as the beginning of the 2nd century BC under a king, Oroles.
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 cars - Dacia
Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci or Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras (Dniester or Nistru, now in eastern Moldova).
The second one was the Roman province Dacia Trajana, established as a consequence of the Dacian Wars during 101-106, comprising of the regions known today as Banat, Oltenia and Transylvania.
The third one was the Roman province Dacia Aureliana, reorganised inside former Moesia Superior after the abandonment of former Dacia to the Goths and Carpi in 271.
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 Dacia
One was the Dacia of King Burebista, stretching from Bug river in what is today Ukraine to Danube river in what is today Slovakia, and from Balkan mountains in what is today Bulgaria to Transcarpathia in what is today Ukraine.
Classical Dacia and environs, from Alexander G. Findlay's Classical Atlas to Illustrate Ancient Geography, New York, 1849 A kingdom of Dacia was in existence at least as early as the beginning of the 2nd century BC under a king, Oroles.
Under Gallienus (256), the Goths crossed the Carpathians and drove the Romans from Dacia, with the exception of a few fortified places between the Timis (river) and the Danube.
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 Dacia (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dacia, in the era of the Roman Empire, was the land of the Daci or Getae, and corresponds in the main to modern Romania and Moldova.
Dacia was, for a time, a Roman province.
Dacia was also a place-name in (medieval) Latin, meaning Denmark, as in "Order of Dacia and Malta" or "Boëthius of Dacia".
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 Dacia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dacia
On the accession of Trajan 96, Decebalus complained that his grant had been cut or withheld, and again crossed the Roman frontier.
Trajan fought two Dacian wars 101–02 and 105–07, which ended in the suicide of Decebalus and the conquest of all Dacia.
Dacia possessed valuable mines of gold and silver.
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 Dacia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julius Caesar in his De Bello Gallico (book 6) speaks of the Hercynian forest extending along the Danube to the territory of the Dacians.
Based on archaeological findings, the origins of the Dacian culture are believed to be in Moldavia, being identified as an evolution of the Iron Age Basarabi culture.
At the beginning of the 2nd century BC, under the rule of Rubobostes, a Dacian king in present-day Transylvania, the Dacians' power in the Carpathian basin increased by defeating the Celts who previously held the power in the region.
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 Transylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under Burebista, the greatest king of Dacia and a contemporary of Julius Caesar, the Dacian kingdom reached its maximum extent.
The abandonment of Dacia Trajana by the Romans is mentioned by Eutropius in his BREVIARIVM LIBER NONVS.
The former Dacia Trajana province was controlled by the Visigoths and Carpians until they were in turn displaced and subdued by the Huns in 376.
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 Dacian
Dacian Kingdom, during the rule of Burebista, 82 BC Towards the west Dacia may originally have extended as far as the Danube where it runs from north to south at Waitzen (Vacz).
The Dacia of King Burebista, stretching from the Southern Bug river in what is today Ukraine to the Danube in what is today Slovakia, and from the Balkan mountains in what is today Bulgaria to Transcarpathia in what is today Ukraine.
The Roman emperor Galerius, also born in Dacia Aureliana, and whose mother was from Dacia Traiana, had became an enemy of the Roman name and proposed that the Eastern Roman Empire to be called the Dacian Empire (Lactantius - Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died chapter XXVII 1).
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 Encyclopedia
The Dacians in Roman territory adopted the religion and language of the conquerors (but whether the Romanian language, a Romance language, developed from this Romanization in Dacia is disputed: see Origin of Romanians).
minted to celebrate Dacia province and its legions, V Macedonica and XIII Gemina.]] The Roman hold on the country was still precarious.
The Roman emperor Galerius, also born in Dacia Aureliana, and whose mother was from Dacia Traiana, had became an enemy of the Roman name and proposed that the Eastern Roman Empire to be called the Dacian Empire (Lactantius - Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died chapter XXVII [http:/www.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/texts/lactant/lactpers.html 1]).
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 Romania - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Over half a millennium later, the Getae (also named Daci by Romans) were defeated by the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan in two campaigns stretching from 101 to 106, and the core of their kingdom was turned into the Roman province of Dacia.
The Gothic and Carpic campaigns in the Balkans during 238–256 forced the Roman Empire to reorganize a new Roman province of Dacia south of Danube, inside former Moesia Superior.
In 271 or 275 the Roman army and administration left Dacia, which was invaded by the Goths, who lived with the local people until the fourth century, when another nomadic people arrived, the Huns.
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Transylvania's main city, Cluj-Napoca, is considered to be the region's historical capital, although Transylvania was also ruled from Alba Iulia during its vassalage to the Ottoman Empire, and the seat of the Transylvanian Diet was moved to Sibiu for some time in the 19th century.
The kingdom of Dacia was in existence at least as early as the beginning of the 2nd century BC and it reached its maximum extent under Burebista.
The former Dacia Trajana province was controlled by the Visigoths and Carpians until they were in turn displaced and subdued by the Huns in 376, under the leadership of Attila.
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 Thracians - FUTEF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, named by the ancient Greeks Getae, was a large district of Southeastern Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa, on the east by the Tyras o...
Burebista, the greatest king of Dacia, ruled between 70 BC and 44 BC.
He unified the Thracian population from Hercynia (today's Moravia) in the west, to the Bug River in the east, and from the northern Carpathians to Dionysopolis, choosing his capita...
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 Trajan - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (September 18, 53–August 9, 117), Roman Emperor ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 101, he launched a punitive expedition into the kingdom of Dacia, on the northern bank of the Danube River, defeating the Dacian army near Tapae.
Domitian had campaigned against Dacia from 85 to 89 without securing a decisive outcome, and Decebalus had brazenly flouted the terms of the peace which had been agreed on conclusion of this campaign.
He resettled Dacia with Romans and annexed it as a province of the Roman Empire.
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 TRANSYLVANIA - History of Transylvania, demographics of Transylvania, Transylvania today.
The Dacians rebelled frequently, with the biggest rebellion occurring at the death of Trajan.
During the 3rd century increasing pressure from the free Dacians (Carpians) and Visigoths forced the Romans to abandon exposed Dacia Trajana.
In 271, the Roman emperor Aurelian evacuated the imperial administration and reorganised a new Dacia Aureliana inside former Moesia Superior.
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 Dacia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tim and Dacia Chambers sat in the fifth row—not their usual seat.
Tim put his arm around Dacia as the "family meeting" began.
Ethiopia exports coffee, spice, hides and skin importing DACIA vehicles, he said and added that Romania is actively working to engage in exporting medical...
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 Goths - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Invasion of the Goths: a late 19th century painting by O. Fritsche, is a highly romanticized portrait of the Goths as cavalrymen.
A year later, they suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Naissus and were driven back across the Danube River by 271.
Both the Ostrogoths and Visigoths became heavily Romanized during the 4th century by the influence of trade with the Byzantines, and by their membership in a military covenant centered in Byzantium to assist each other militarily.
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 Romania Encyclopedia Article @ Helluva.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Gothic and Carpic campaigns in the Balkans during 238–269 (from the beginning of the period of military anarchy to the battle of Naissus) forced the Roman Empire to reorganize a new Roman province of Dacia south of the Danube, inside former Moesia Superior.
In either 271 or 275 the Roman army and administration left Dacia, which was invaded by the Goths.
The Goths lived with the local people until the 4th century, when another nomadic people, the Huns, arrived.
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 Roman Empire Encyclopedia Article @ Harshly.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The expansion of this Roman territory beyond the borders of the initial city-state of Rome had started long before the state organization turned into an Empire.
The greatest extent of the expansion came after the conquest of Dacia by Trajan in 116.
The Latin term Imperium Romanum ("Roman Empire"), probably the best-known Latin expression where the word "imperium" denotes a territory, indicates the part of the world under Roman rule.
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 Dacia (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dacia, Satu Mare (Romania), a place associated with the city of Satu Mare
Dacia Logan, a compact automobile manufactured jointly by the companies Dacia and Renault
Dacia (singer) is the lead singer of Atomic Blonde.
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For other uses of Dacians, see Dacia (disambiguation).
Dákai) were the ancient inhabitants of Dacia (corresponding to modern Romania) and parts of Moesia in southeastern Europe.
They spoke the Dacian language, which has not been placed with certainty, but has links to Thracian and Albanian.
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 history of romania - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
This article provides only a brief outline of each period of the History of Romania; details are presented in separate articles (see the links in the box and below).
Main article: Dacia The territory of today's Romania was inhabited since at least 513 BC by the Getae-Dacians, a Thracian tribe.
Under the leadership of Burebista (70-44 BC) the Dacians became a powerful state which threatened even the regional interests of the Romans.
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 Dacia Did You Mean dacia?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Roman province Dacia Trajana, established as a consequence of the Dacian Wars during 101a href="106.html" title="106">106, comprising the regions known today as Banat, Oltenia and Transylvania.
The second campaign (105a href="106.html" title="106">106) achieved the suicide of Decebalus, and the conquest of the territory that was to form the Roman province Dacia Traiana.
Later on, Diocletian and Constantine reorganised the provinces Dacia Meranea, Moesia Inferior, Dardania, Prevalitania and Dacia Ripensis into Diocese of Dacia, which along with Macedonia formed the Prefecture of Illyricum.
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 Romania Hotels
For other uses of the name Romania, see Romania (disambiguation)'' Romania (formerly spelled ''Rumania'' or ''Roumania''; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe.
The Dacians resisted Darius, but were later defeated by the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan in two campaigns stretching from 101 to 106, and the core of their kingdom was turned into the Roman province of Dacia.
The Gepids and the Avars ruled Transylvania until eighth century, thence the Bulgars included Romania in their Empire until 1000.
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 Dacia :: Makes and Models : Gourt
Dacia Duster - Features a review, specifications, and pictures.
Dacia Reviews - Offers reviews for different models, including 1310, Nova and SuperNova.
Renault Dacia - The article specifies some information about this Romanian manufacturer and its role for Renault's future development.
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 Deva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deva in the New Age movement refers to spiritual forces or beings behind nature.
Deva or Dava was used in ancient Dacia as a suffix, which meant "a city" in the Dacian language.
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 Transylvania: Definition and Much More from Answers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A.D. 107, it was later overrun by Germanic peoples and came under Hungarian rule in 1003.
It formed the nucleus of the Dacian kingdom and was included in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd century
The Dacians rebelled frequently and due to increasing pressure from them and the Visigoths in 271, the Roman emperor Aurelian abandoned Dacia Trajana.
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 Romania Encyclopedia Article @ Supposedly.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
battle of Naissus) forced the Roman Empire to reorganize a new Roman province of Dacia south of the Danube, inside former
In either 271 or 275 the Roman army and administration left Dacia, which was invaded by the
The Goths lived with the local people until the 4th century, when another nomadic people, the
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 Ovid
Tristia :''For other uses, see Ovid (disambiguation) Portrait of the poet Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso, (March 20, 43 BC – AD 17) Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women, and mythological transformations.
Ovid wrote in elegiac couplets, with the exception of his great Metamorphoses, which he wrote in dactylic hexameter in imitation of Vergil's Aeneid and Homer's epics.
a poem in Getic, the language of Dacia where Ovid was exiled, not extant (and possible fictional)
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 Romania
Romanian historians claim that Dacians are the direct ancestors of present-day Romanians.
Sibiu, the former Herrmannstadt, retains its historic mediaeval center
The Gepids and the Avars ruled Transylvania until the 8th century, after which the Bulgars included Romania in their Empire until 1000.
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