ROMAN CONQUESTS: THE DANUBE FRONTIER

Author: Dr. Michael Schmitz

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Year published: 2019

Pagination: 149pp, 17 b/w & colour illustrations, 6 maps

Condition: new in d/w

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The Roman conquests of Macedonia in the 2nd century BC led directly to the extension of their authority over the troublesome tribes of Thrace to the south of the Danube. But their new neighbour on the other side of the mighty river, the kingdom of the Dacians, was to pose an increasing threat to the Roman empire. Inevitably this eventually provoked Roman attempts at invasion and conquest. It is a measure of Dacian prowess and resilience that several tough campaigns were required over more than a century before their kingdom was added to the Roman Empire. It was one of the Empire's last major acquisitions (and a short-lived one at that).