Battle of Adamclisi
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Battle of Adamclisi | |||||||
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Part of the Dacian Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dacia and its Roxolani and Germanic Bastarnae allies | Roman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Decebalus | Trajan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
around 15,000 Sarmatians, Germanic Bastarnae and Dacians[citation needed] | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
the vast majority of the army | 4,000 men killed[citation needed] | ||||||
The Battle of Adamclisi was a major clash during the Dacian Wars, fought in the winter of 101 to 102 between the Roman Empire and the Dacians near Adamclisi, in modern Romania.
Background
After the victory of
The battle
The Dacian army, together with the Roxolani and the Bastarnae, crossed the frozen Danube but, because the weather was not cold enough, the ice broke under their weight, causing many to die in the frozen water.
Trajan moved his army from the mountains, following the Dacians into Moesia. A first battle was fought at night somewhere near the town of Nicopolis, a battle with few casualties on either side and with no crucial result. However, as the Romans received reinforcements, they were able to corner the Dacio-Sarmatian army.
The decisive battle was fought at Adamclisi, a difficult battle for both the Dacians and the Romans. Even though the outcome of the battle was a decisive Roman victory, both sides suffered very heavy casualties.
Aftermath
After the battle, Trajan advanced to Sarmizegetusa, Decebalus requesting a truce. Trajan agreed to the peace offerings. This time the peace was favorable to the Roman Empire: Decebalus must yield the territories occupied by the Roman army, and he must give back to the Romans all the weapons and war machines received after 89, when the Romans under Domitian were forced to pay an annual gift to the Dacians.
Decebalus was obliged to reconsider his foreign policies, and “to have friends and enemies the friends and enemies of the Roman Empire”, as described by
After the conquest of Dacia following the 105–106 war, Trajan built the
See also
References
- ISBN 8886359349. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "1900 Years since the Inauguration of Tropaeum Trajani from Adamclisi - 10 lei silver 2009 - Romanian Coins". romaniancoins.org. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
External links
- Biblioteca Dacica
- Enciclopedia Dacica
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- La colonne d'Adamclisi ou le trophée de Trajan (in French) La colonne d'Adamclisi en photos