Lot of six boxes of Dacian warriors, enemies of ancient Rome and Greece 1/72 Scale 25mm

LW #2009 Dacian Cavalry Roman Wars 12 mounted figures

HäT/HaT #8069 Dacians 48 figures

Sword #172014 Dacian Army 28 figures, tent and flag

Strelets M040 Dacians Before Battle 56 figures

Strelets M021 Dacian Heavy Infantry (retooling) 48 figures

Strelets M022 Dacian Light Infantry (retooling) 48 figures

None of the boxes are sealed but I haven't removed any figures from the boxes to inspect them, as the more one opens the boxes, the more likely figures will be lost, so I can't guarantee they are complete so open kits are sold AS IS.

Very good condition and looks complete.

Plastic Soldier Figures Excellent condition; Bought more than ten years ago and put in storage. All boxes are not sealed, so sold AS IS. Kept in smoke free pet free home.

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The Dacians were the ancient Indo-European inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia, located in the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea. They are often considered a subgroup of the Thracians. This area includes mainly the present-day countries of Romania and Moldova, as well as parts of Ukraine, Eastern Serbia, Northern Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary and Southern Poland. The Roman Emperor Trajan (ruled 98–117 AD) decided to conquer the Dacian kingdom, partly in order to seize its vast gold mines wealth. The effort required two major wars (the Dacian Wars), one in 101–102 AD and the other in 105–106 AD.

In the first war, Trajan invaded Dacia by crossing the river Danube with a boat-bridge and inflicted a crushing defeat on the Dacians at the Second Battle of Tapae in 101 AD. The Dacian king Decebalus was forced to sue for peace. Trajan and Decebalus then concluded a peace treaty which was highly favourable to the Romans. The peace agreement required the Dacians to cede some territory to the Romans and to demolish their fortifications. Decebalus' foreign policy was also restricted, as he was prohibited from entering into alliances with other tribes.

However, both Trajan and Decebalus considered this only a temporary truce and readied themselves for renewed war. Trajan had Greek engineer Apollodorus of Damascus construct a stone bridge over the Danube river, while Decebalus secretly plotted alliances against the Romans. In 105, Trajan crossed the Danube river and besieged Decebalus' capital, Sarmizegetusa, but the siege failed because of Decebalus' allied tribes. However, Trajan was an optimist. He returned with a newly constituted army and took Sarmizegetusa by treachery. Decebalus fled into the mountains, but was cornered by pursuing Roman cavalry. Decebalus committed suicide rather than being captured by the Romans and be paraded as a slave, then be killed. The Roman captain took his head and right hand to Trajan, who had them displayed in the Forums. Trajan's Column in Rome was constructed to celebrate the conquest of Dacia.