The Dacians were an Indo-European people, thriving with a powerful kingdom in what is today’s Romania and Moldova, and parts of Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Serbia. From the 2nd century BC ...

Trajan’s war on the Dacians, a civilization in what is now Romania, was the defining event of his 19-year rule. The loot he brought back was staggering. One contemporary chronicler boasted that ...

The items were part of an exhibition about the Dacians, an ancient society that occupied much of present-day Romania before being conquered by the Romans. On show since July, “Dacia: Empire of Gold ...