A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Described in numerous literary works, movies, public monuments, and other memorials, Decebalus is considered a national hero in Romania.
At the beginning of the third century, 150 years after the affirmation of Decebalus, Dio Cassius (164-c.235): a Roman senator of Greek descent, historian, and author of ‘Roman History‘ wrote about the mighty king Decebalus as follows:
“He was very skilled in the war and skillful work, knowing how to choose the occasion to attack the enemy and withdraw at a time. Abil in traps was valiant in battle, to use skillfully knowing a victory and finally escaping a defeat for the things he has long been a fierce adversary of the Romans “.
Decebalus (Decebal) – ‘the brave one’ – was the last king of Dacians, a people who lived in the territory known presently as Romania.
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