Battle of Sarmizegetusa

Battle of Sarmizegetusa
Part of the Dacian Wars

The sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia, the capital of ancient Dacia (modern Romania)
Date106
Location
Orăștioara de Sus, Transylvania, Romania
45°37′18.840″N 23°18′33.480″E / 45.62190000°N 23.30930000°E / 45.62190000; 23.30930000
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 (around 60,000 legionnaires if conditions are optimal)
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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