The Dacian Wars | When Rome Assembled Its Largest Army Ever (All Parts)

The Dacians were some of the most feared ancient warriors, defeating many enemies and coming face-to-face with Rome. Eventually, they will have to fight for their existence and culture, knowing full well they will receive no mercy from the Romans. Located on the Carpathian Mountains in the heart of Romania, the Dacia had a unique and fierce warrior culture, of which we will cover everything we know, including how they fought and the composition of their armies. We also cover the strategic buildup to the final conflict, where Rome had to mobilize the largest and most specialized army in its history to secure victory. By analyzing these events, you will gain a clearer understanding of the stakes involved in the Dacian Wars and the military might required to bring such a formidable opponent to its knees. The Dacians were an 'Enemy that Required Rome's FULL power', and the 'Biggest Army Rome Ever Assembled' went to war. Secondary Sources: Charles, B. “The Flavio-Trajanic miles : the Appearance of Citizen Infantry on Trajan's Column” in Latomus, 61, Fasc. 3, 2002, 666-695. Florea, G; Pupeza, P. Les Dieux tués: La Destruction du chief-lieu du Royaume Dace” in Die Römischen Provinzen: Begriff und Gründung Colloquium Cluj-Napoca 28. September - 1. Oktober 2006, Editura Mega: Cluj-Napoca, 281-295. Neamtu, C; Bârcâ, V; Buna, Z. “Promoting and Capitalizing on the Vestiges from Sarmizegetusa Regia by Modern Multimedia Methods” in Plural, Vol. 8, no. 1, 2020, 150 - 173. Oltean, I. A; Hanson, W. S. “Conquest strategy and political discourse: new evidence for the conquest of Dacia from LiDAR analysis at Sarmizegetusa Regia” in Journal of Roman Archaeology, 30, 2017, 429-446. Oltean, R. Dacia: La Conquista Romana. Desperta Ferro Ediciones: Madrid, 2016. Oltean, R. Tracios, Getas y Dacios. Desperta Ferro Ediciones: Madrid, 2021. Pupeza, P. “To see or to be seen: The Dacian fortresses from the Orăştie Mountains” in Annales d’Université Valahia Targoviste, Section d’Archeologie et d’Histoire, XIV, 2, 2012, 81-85. Richmond, I. A. “Trajan’s Army on Trajan's Column” in Papers of the British School at Rome, 13, 1935, 1-40. Rossi, L. “Dacian Fortifications in Trajan’s Column” in The Antiquaries Journal, 30-35. Soria Molina, D. Las guerras dácicas de Trajano Antecedentes, desarrollo, geopolítica, estrategia y consecuencias. Universidad de Murcia: Murcia, 2016. Stefan, A. S. Les guerres daciques de Domitien et de Trajan: Architecture militaire, topographie, images et histoire. Ecole Française de Rome: Rome, 2005. VV.AA. A Monumental Effort: Trajan’s Dacian Wars. Ancient Warfare Magazine VI.2, Karwansaray Publishers: Zutphen, 2012. Wheeler, E. “Rome’s Dacian Wars: Domitian, Trajan, and Strategy on the Danube, Part I” in The Journal of Military History, 74, 1185-1227. 0:00 - Part I: Birth of a Kingdom 4:03 - Part II: The Father of Dacia 8:35 - Part III: Domitian's Dacian War 14:01 - Part IV: Trajan's Preparations 18:24 - Part V: The Storm Arrives 23:34 - Part VI: The Dacian Army 28:06 - Part VII: The Eagle and the Wolf 32:58 - Part VIII: The King's Gambit 36:03 - Part IX: The Emperor's Move 41:42 - Part X: Blood on the Mountains 45:48 - Part XI: The Endgame 48:16 - Part XII: A False Peace 53:04 - Part XIII: Treachery 55:46 - Part XIV: The Hammer Falls 1:01:17 - Part XV: Death of a Kingdom 1:03:37 - Part XVI: Optimus Princeps