Julius Caesar invades Dacia

I read that, before he was assassinated (well, obviously !) Caesar was planning to invade Dacia

So...?

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Grey Wolf
 
Well I was reading the Oxford Illustrated Prehistory (BIG book !) and on the Dacian section talked about their king B~ (I have a sieve like a memory today) and how he had made his state strong enough to be a danger to Rome. It said that Caesar was planning an expedition for the next campaign against Dacia, but his assassination stopped this

I didn't write the post above last night but just thought I would put it up on a whim. The Crusader post I spent a while on got slammed down straight away, so I wasn't feeling like spending a lot of effort for no gain at the time

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Grey Wolf
 
Well I was reading the Oxford Illustrated Prehistory (BIG book !) and on the Dacian section talked about their king B~ (I have a sieve like a memory today) and how he had made his state strong enough to be a danger to Rome. It said that Caesar was planning an expedition for the next campaign against Dacia, but his assassination stopped this

I didn't write the post above last night but just thought I would put it up on a whim. The Crusader post I spent a while on got slammed down straight away, so I wasn't feeling like spending a lot of effort for no gain at the time

Best Regards
Grey Wolf

Burebista?
Burebista aided Pompey against Caesar, and that was one of the reasons for his planned invasion, but he and Burebista died both in 44 B.C
 
Burebista?
Burebista aided Pompey against Caesar, and that was one of the reasons for his planned invasion, but he and Burebista died both in 44 B.C

Interesting - so if Caesar did get to lead a campaign, he'd find a country with a dead leader. Would that be good or bad for him ?

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Grey Wolf
 
Interesting - so if Caesar did get to lead a campaign, he'd find a country with a dead leader. Would that be good or bad for him ?

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Grey Wolf

After the death of Burebista the Dacian kingdom fragmented in four parts, so if Caesar lives he could exploit divisions amongst the Dacians.
 
http://www.unrv.com/roman-empire-map.php
So Caesar avoids his suicide, and goes on another expedition into Dacia.
First question is does He , simply invade like Trajan did in 101 AD, Or conquer it like Trajan's 2nd expedition in 105~107. Or 3rd choice -- Defeated like worn out Napoleon at Waterloo.

I'll assume that the OP wanted to talk about Dacia being part of the Empire 140 years earlier than OTL.

With Roman settlers in Dacia, Roma controls the Danube. I don't see how this butterflies the Dalmatian Revolt in 7AD, but it does butterfly the Pannonian part of the Revolt.
With Control of the Danube Mouth, Rome can move more men and supplies Quicker, Meaning the Revolt is over Sooner,
General Germanius is then available to command the Expedition across the Rhine in 9 AD.

After this I see Romes Contact with the remains of the Greek Cities along the North Shore of the Black Sea , pulling Rome eastward, with more Romanification of the Southern Ukraine.
As Rome settles the northeastern shore they will move up the Don, and down the Volga, With a Small Roman Settlement on the Caspian.

This will bring Rome more in Contact with the Eastern Powers.
 
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