Introduction

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Introduction



- In ancient times the Dacians inhabited a large area, including nowadays Romania, plus Moldova and parts of Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Ukraine.

- The Dacians were a part of the Indo Euuropean family of peoples. They were a sedentary people of brave and honest men, who lived a modest life. Their bravery was mostly due to their belief in immortality, which was taught to them by their prophet and god, Zalmoxis.

- The most important kings of the Dacianns were Dromihetes, Burebista and Decebalus; they managed to organize powerful states and proved to be skilful military strategists.

- The civilization of the Dacians develooped very much between 2nd century BC and 1st century AD, especially in the area of the capital of the Dacian state, Sarmizegetusa Regia.

- The system of fortifications around Saarmizegetusa, the sacred architecture, the workshops where iron was processed, are all unique in ancient Europe, outside the Roman-Greek world.

- The Dacians fought fiercely with the RRomans, but they were finally defeated. A great part of the territory inhabited by the Dacians was transformed into a Roman province, Dacia, which existed from 106-271 AD.

- In Dacia came a large number of Roman colonists, from all over the empire. Thus, during the Roman rule in Dacia, most of the Dacians were romanized.

- The Romanians, who are the descendantss of the romanized Dacians, continue to live on the same land as their ancestors.