Battle of Sarmizegetusa

Battle of Sarmizegetusa
	Part of the Dacian Wars
	; The sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia, the capital of ancient Dacia (modern Romania)
Date	106
Location	Transylvania, Romania45°37′18.840″N 23°18′33.480″E
Result	Roman victory Most of Dacia annexed to the Roman Empire;
Belligerents
Dacia	Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Decebalus	Trajan
Strength
18,000–20,800	12 legions
	Location within Romania Battle of Sarmizegetusa (Europe without the extreme north)

The Battle of Sarmizegetusa (also spelled Sarmizegethuza) was a siege of Sarmizegetusa, the capital of Dacia, fought in Trajan's Second Dacian War in 106 between the army of the Roman Emperor Trajan, and the Dacians led by King Decebalus.

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