History of Transylvania
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Transylvania is a historical region in central and northwestern Romania. It was under the rule of the Agathyrsi, part of the Dacian Kingdom, Roman Dacia, the Goths, the Hunnic Empire, the Kingdom of t
Trajan's Column in Rome
29th and 30th scenes from Trajan's Column. Infantry attack the Dacians, who flee while riders torch their settlement. Amidst the chaos, Trajan compassionately gestures to a woman holding her child
Population of Dacia represented on Trajan's Column
Reverse of Roman denarius from Trajan's rule depicting a defeated Dacian
The history of the Székely people can be documented from the 12th century. According to medieval chronicles, the Székelys were descended from the Huns who settled in the Carpathian Basin in the 5th ce
Attila the Hun (from the Illuminated Chronicle): the Székelys' association with the Huns was a common place in medieval chronicles
King St. Stephen Chapel in Kézdiszentlélek (now Sânzieni in Romania)
Ruins of the fortress on Székelykő at Torockó (now Piatra Secuiului at Rimetea in Romania) that the Székelys of Aranyos received from a noblemen
Medieval Roman Catholic church in Székelykeresztúr (present-day Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania)