Trajanic Wars Research Paper

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Trajanic Wars: THE LONGEST NIGHT The Final Sacrifice: Vampires or Werewolves Summer, 106 A.D. Sarmizegetusa Regia, Kingdom of Dacia. Midnight. “Sigh…” a stressful breath let out by Decebalus, the last Dacian vampire king. Alone in the dark throne study, he squinted down at the clutter amongst the military formation strategy maps hastily drawn by his most trusted strategists just a moment ago. With another sigh, he let himself down into a marble chair, smoothing his royal tunic as he did so. War cries, screams of agony and the steady rhythm of war drums penetrated his pointed ears. “Was this what I hoped for? Was this all worth it for our people?” He let his consciousness wander into the past……. 82 B.C. It was Julius Caesar of the Roman Empire that started the seemingly endless war between the mythic creatures of Dacia and the humans of Rome. 86 A.D. I as general led the militia to ravage Moesia and kill their worthless governor. My first battle. My…show more content…
The Romans initiated the First Trajanic War. Six legions, led by praetorian prefect Cornelius Fuscus crossed the river Danube into Tapae, Dacia. The First Battle of Tapae started. I once again defeated them, and left Cornelius’s severed head in the Danube to float upstream to serve as a warning. The people in turn named me as King. 88 A.D. The humans amassed a huge army, and defeated us just outside this iron fortress gate of ours. Once again, Domitian rejected my offer of peace, but later on was forced to accept it. In terms of our signed treaty, I was to become a client of Rome, receiving a sum of gold and assistance routinely from the humans to equip Dacia’s militia to help protect Rome’s borders against invaders. I was not a servant of the humans. In secret, I knew that this peace was but temporary, and used the gold to rebuild our militia, not for them, but against them. I re-strategized and reorganized the militia for battle, and made allies of the nearby tribes, planning a
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