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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2593387, member: 42773&quot;]The previous Trajan waged several Dacian wars during which he conquered the region - on his coins Dacia is depicted in defeat and mourning. As a senator and consul, Decius was given a prominent command in the Danube by Philip I and he went on to quell the revolt of Pacatianus. At this point, Decius&#039; troops elevated him to the throne. He accepted and marched on Italy, where he defeated Philip I at Verona.</p><p><br /></p><p>The senate granted Decius the additional name Traianus, perhaps because he was born on the outskirts of Dacia, held a prominent generalship in the Danubian regions and defeated Pacatian. Perhaps the Romans saw him as a second Trajan. By the time of this second Trajan, however, Dacia had long been a stable and loyal province, so one wouldn&#039;t expect to see the coinage rubbing in defeat, as it had on the early designs of Trajan I. In fact, Trajan II likely led Dacian legions into battle with soldiers brandishing the Draco standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are the ruminations of an amateur historian - take them with a grain of salt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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