War & RuptureThe 2nd century

War & Rupture in the 2nd century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged war and rupture — wars, invasions, conquests, battles and armed conflict, narrowed to the 2nd century — 4 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 101 to 106. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
4
Nations
3
Earliest
101
Latest
106
Asia
2
Europe
2

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. — Europe:

    Romania

    Trajan's first Dacian war

    The emperor Trajan invaded Dacia and forced King Decebalus to terms, installing a Roman garrison in the Dacian capital at Sarmizegetusa.

    Era: Dacia and Rome: the Latin foundation

    Sources: Trajan: Military campaigns · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Decebalus · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. — Asia:

    Jordan

    Rome annexes the Nabataean kingdom

    The emperor Trajan absorbed the Nabataean realm as the province of Arabia Petraea, ending Nabataean independence as Roman power extended across the region.

    Era: The Nabataeans and the Rose-Red City of Petra

    Sources: Petra · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Jordan: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. — Europe:

    Romania

    Conquest of Dacia and the Roman province

    In a second war Trajan subdued the whole country; Decebalus killed himself, and Dacia became a Roman province whose colonists made Latin its language, the root of Romanian.

    Era: Dacia and Rome: the Latin foundation

    Sources: Decebalus · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Dacia · World History Encyclopedia, History of Romania · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. — Asia:

    Saudi Arabia

    Rome annexes the Nabataean kingdom

    The Roman Empire absorbed the Nabataean realm, after which Hegra and the northern caravan cities gradually declined as trade routes shifted.

    Era: Ancient Arabia and the Caravan Kingdoms

    Sources: Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madain Salih) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, The Arabian Peninsula: A cradle of ancient kingdoms · Al Majalla