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BUREBISTA, APĂRĂTORUL ȘI UNIFICATORUL DACILOR
BUREBISTA, THE DEFENDER AND UNIFIER OF THE DACIANS

Author(s): Mădălina STRECHIE
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Ancient World, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Northern Dacians; military leaders; conflict; monarchy; empire; unification of tribes; reforms; militarized state;

Summary/Abstract: Burebista was the founder of a genuine empire of the Dacians north of the Danube, not only the first unifier of the Dacians who coagulated them in a state, with a centre of power, with laws and a common religion, but more than that, Burebista was the first of all Thracians to succeed in founding a true regional power in the vast world of European antiquity. The brilliant statesman is a model of European leader, being even equal to Caesar, because he defeated the Celts/Gauls like the great Roman general and politician. Burebista defended the borders of all Dacians by stopping the great Celtic/Gallic migration, transforming the Dacian territories into a Dacian Island, strong and unitary, the Celtic/Gallic wave flowing far south of the Danube, far from the border of Burebista’s Dacia. The Dacian state of Burebista was created by the military and reforming capacity of the creator, who bequeathed the ideal of unity to this Carpathian-Danubian-Pontic space, proving by his deeds and his imperial creation that power and defence always stand in unity.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 84-91
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian