One battle in this war took place at the Pass of the Red Tower.
One battle in this war took place at the Pass of the Red Tower. Cassius Longinus was captured during this war, and committed suicide so that he could not be used as a negotiation tool. The attackers in the war began their offensive at the city of Egeta, located near a gorge called the Iron Gate. The possibly mythical Temple of Zalmoxis may have been destroyed in this war. After this war, the winning side used information from the traitor Bicilis to recover a treasure hidden by the losing commander in the Sergetia River. This war's climactic siege ended when the Romans found and destroyed the pipes leading into the enemy capital. Early in this war, the attackers built a massive stone bridge that was an early work of architect Apollodorus of Damascus. For 10 points, name this war that ended with the Capture of Sarmizegetusa and the defeat of Decebalus, commemorated on Trajan's Column.
One battle in this war took place at the Pass of the Red Tower.
(Second) Dacian War