This project aims:1) at introducing the students to the study of our origins discovering the fascinating world of History (both in general and with particular attention to the pre-roman remains of our territories).2) at improving the students’ skills in English.3) at encouraging collaborative learning, with both classmates and partners abroad.

After victory at the second Battle of Tapae, Emperor Trajan decided to wait for the spring to continue his offensive on Sarmizegetusa, the capital of Dacia. Decebalus, the king if he took advantage of this, attacked the Roman province of Moesia south of the Danube, along with the allied tribes, roxolans and jazz, to compel the Romanians to leave their positions in the mountains near Sarmizegetusa.

The army if, along with the roxolans and the Jacobs, crossed the frozen Danube, but because it was not quite cold, the ice broke down under their weight, and many died in frozen water.

Trajan left with the army in the mountains, following the Dacians in Moesia. A first clash took place during the night, with insignificant losses on both sides, and without a decisive result.

The final battle was given to Adamclisi, with heavy losses on both sides, even if the result was a Roman victory.

After the battle, Traian advanced to Sarmizegetusa. Decebal requested an armistice, and Traian agreed. This time the peace was favorable to the Roman Empire: Decebalus had to give up the territories occupied by the Roman army, and he had to return all the weapons and fighting cars received after 89, when the Romans under Domitian had to pay an annual tribute to the Dacians.

Decebalus was forced to give up on foreign policy, and to have as friends and enemies the friends and enemies of the Roman Empire, as Dio Cassius states.

After the conquest of Dacia in the wake of the 105th and 106th wars, Trajan made the Tropaeum Traiani monument to Adamclisi in 109.

Pre-Roman Cultures: Discovering the Origins of Europe