Dacian Kingdom

Dacian Kingdom was a state in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from c. 82 BCE to 106 CE, about 187 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).

Burebista united the Dacians around 82 BCE, and Decebalus later beat Roman armies. Trajan conquered Dacia in two wars, and Decebalus took his own life in 106.

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Facts

Dates

c. 82 BCE to 106 CE

Duration

187 years

Type

State

Region

Balkans and Greece, Europe

Language family

Other Indo-European

Capital

Sarmizegetusa

Became

• Roman Dacia 106 to 275 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 44 BCE Assassination of Julius Caesar
• 9 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

Neighbours in Europe

• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Roman Britain 43 to 410 CE
• Bosporan Kingdom c. 480 BCE to 370 CE
• Massalia c. 600 to 49 BCE
• Roman Macedonia and Achaea 146 BCE to 395 CE
• Odrysian Kingdom c. 480 BCE to 46 CE
• Kingdom of Noricum c. 200 to 15 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
• Eastern Han 25 to 220 CE, East Asia

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