Domitian's Dacian War - The Battle of Tapae

The Battle of Tapae

Not to be confused with the later Second Battle of Tapae during the Dacian wars.

The Roman offensive continued the following year, with general Tettius Iulianus now in command. The Roman army entered Dacia, advancing from Viminacium towards the Iron Gate Pass. The battle took place at Tapae, in 88 AD, but this time the outcome was a Roman victory.

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