Decebalus, the last Dacian king immortalized on the Danube River
Eva Poteaca | Live the World November 23, 2022 If you ever find yourself in the south-west of Romania , where the Carpathian Mountains meet the Danube River I strongly advise you to make a little detour to see Decebalus , the last Dacian king, immortalized as a 40 meter high rock sculpture. Quick history lesson As I’m sure many of you already know, the country we now call Romania has its origin in the Dacian people who lived on these lands in Roman times. The Danube River was a natural border to the Roman Empire which protected the Dacians from getting conquered for a while until the Romans built a bridge. The last Dacian king was called *Decebalus *and it is said that he fought bravely against the bigger and stronger army of the Roman Empire, but was defeated in the end and Dacia became a Roman province. The Romanian people are actually born from this Roman – Dacian synthesis. The face of Decebalus The sculpture wa...