Dacia facts for kids
The Roman province of Dacia was in the Balkans. It included Transylvania, Banat and Oltenia in the modern Romania, and Muntenia and southern Moldova. It did not include the nearby regions of Moesia.
It was a big district in Central Europe of the Roman Empire. The northern part of the border was made up of the Carpathians; the southern part of the border of Dacia was made up of the Danube River, and the western part of the border of Dacia was made up of the Tisza River. Along the borders many Roman strongpoints built. The Dacia district protected the Empire from foreign tribes of the north east side.
The place where Dacia once was is now made up of Romania and Moldova, along with some parts of Hungary, Bulgaria and Ukraine. The capital of Dacia was Sarmizegetusa. The name of Romania came probably from the idea of the former "Romans country".
Dacia was added to the Roman Empire in its earliest days by the Emperor Trajan. Despite its wealth, it was the first province from which Rome withdrew.
Gallery
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Old entrance to castra Porolissum
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Ruins
Images for kids
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Dacia cf. Strabo (c. 20 AD)
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The map of Dacia by Brue Adrien Hubert (1826)
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View of the sanctuary from Dacians' capital Sarmizegetusa Regia
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Dacia map cf. Ptolemy (2nd century AD)
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Onomastic range of the Dacian towns with the dava ending, covering Dacia, Moesia, Thrace and Dalmatia
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Fiery battle scene between the Roman and Dacian armies, Trajan's Column, Rome
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Tarabostes on the Arch of Constantine
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Dacia during Constantine the Great
See also
In Spanish: Dacia para niños
