Dacian Wars
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The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
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Target entity: Dacian Wars Context triple: [Trajan, knownFor, Dacian Wars]
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Marcomannic Wars
The Marcomannic Wars were a series of mid-2nd century conflicts in which the Roman Empire fought Germanic and other tribes along the Danube frontier, severely testing imperial military strength under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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Roman–Germanic wars
The Roman–Germanic wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and various Germanic tribes that shaped the political and cultural landscape of ancient Europe.
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dacian Wars Target entity description: The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
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A.
Marcomannic Wars
The Marcomannic Wars were a series of mid-2nd century conflicts in which the Roman Empire fought Germanic and other tribes along the Danube frontier, severely testing imperial military strength under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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B.
Roman–Germanic wars
The Roman–Germanic wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and various Germanic tribes that shaped the political and cultural landscape of ancient Europe.
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C.
Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military campaign
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ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| capitalCaptured | Sarmizegetusa Regia ⓘ |
| category |
2nd-century conflicts
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Wars involving the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Dacian raids across the Danube
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Roman desire to control Dacian gold mines ⓘ strategic control of Danube frontier ⓘ |
| commander | Trajan ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Trajan's Column
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Trajan's Forum ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Kingdom of Dacia
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Adamclisi Tropaeum Traiani monument
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reliefs on Trajan's Column ⓘ |
| economicImpact | influx of Dacian gold into Roman treasury ⓘ |
| emperorOfVictoriousSide | Trajan ⓘ |
| endTime | 106 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dacian Wars
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Dacian War
Dacian Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Dacian War
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| historicalSource |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
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surface form:
Cassius Dio's Roman History
inscriptions and reliefs on Trajan's Column ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Carpathian Mountains
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surface form:
Carpathian Mountains region
Dacia ⓘ Danube region ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Danube region
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| mainBelligerent |
Dacian tribes
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surface form:
Dacians
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation |
construction of bridges over the Danube
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extensive use of Roman siege works ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Tapae
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Dacian Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Sarmizegetusa
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| notableStructure |
Danube Bridge of Trajan
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surface form:
Trajan's Bridge over the Danube
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| opposingCommander | Decebalus ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman expansion wars ⓘ |
| predecessorConflict | Domitian's Dacian Wars ⓘ |
| regionNowIn |
modern Romania
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parts of modern Serbia ⓘ |
| result |
Roman victory
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annexation of Dacia by Rome ⓘ creation of Roman province of Dacia ⓘ expansion of Roman Empire to the Carpathians ⓘ securing of northeastern frontier of Roman Empire ⓘ suicide of Decebalus ⓘ |
| startTime | 101 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Dacia annexed as Roman province ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2nd century ⓘ |
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Subject: Dacian Wars Description of subject: The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
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