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To: SunkenCiv
I don't recall ever reading that Trajan had a palace in Dacia. And why 101, as opposed to 106? Can they really date it that precisely? Wouldn't he have been more likely to build a palace there after he had actually conquered the place?

Looks like someone is trying to drum up tourism in tough economic times.

3 posted on 05/25/2009 4:01:34 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (California -- Ya es como México)
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To: InABunkerUnderSF; Mikey_1962

The headline doesn’t match the story; Trajan conquered Dacia, so the palace would have dated from his time; his successor (Hadrian) wasn’t keen on holding on to Dacia, but there was a Roman presence there for a long while. Trajan for his part didn’t stick around Dacia; he was one of the most effective conquerors the Roman Empire ever produced, maybe the most, and he had other asses to kick. He did build Trajan’s Column in Rome to commemorate the conquest of Dacia, and his reign (in particular, that very conquest) marks the economic highwater mark for Rome.


6 posted on 05/25/2009 5:07:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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