Trajan's Dacian Wars

Timeline

1. 101–102Lower Danube and the Dacian frontier · DaciaTrajan led his army across the Danube to attack Dacia, fighting fiercely at sites such as the fortress of Tapae. After his defeat Decebalus accepted a harsh peace treaty, surrendering some territory and weapons and acknowledging Roman suzerainty.
2. 105–106Sarmizegetusa · DaciaDecebalus tore up the peace treaty and resumed hostilities; Trajan campaigned again and besieged the Dacian capital. Decebalus took his own life, Dacia was made a Roman province, and the spoils were used to build Trajan's Forum and Trajan's Column.