The Dacians: Rome\'s Greatest Enemy?

[diegis]

I can't think of anyone ending every speech in the Senate with "Dacia must be destroyed".

Well, it is good as well to look at a map and see how was Roman Republic during Hannibal wars (meaning it didnt control even the whole Italy, were some parts joined Hannibal camp) and how was Roman Empire during Dacian wars (meaning it was a collosus spread from Germania to Sudan and from Britania to Mesopotamia).

Kinda different categories, if you wish a more colorful comparation, during Hannibal era Rome was some middleweight boxer still fighting his way to win the belt. During wars with Decebalus Rome was already the uncontested heavyweight champion of the world. And yet he lost the first match. It was needed a rematch with a big extra time round to finally obtain a victory