Editing Dacia (section)

=== 1st century BC ===
The Dacia of [[Burebista|King Burebista]] (82–44 BC) stretched from the [[Black Sea]] to the river [[Tisza]].<ref name="britannica.com">{{cite encyclopedia|title=History of Romania – Antiquity – The Dacians |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |date=15 July 2023 |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/508461/Romania/214504/History#ref=ref476941}}</ref> During that period, the Getae and Dacians conquered a wider territory and Dacia extended from the Middle Danube to the Black Sea littoral (between Apollonia and [[Pontic Olbia]]) and from the [[Northern Carpathians]] to the Balkan Mountains.{{sfn|Murray|2001|p=1120}} After [[Burebista]]'s death in 44 BC, Dacia plunged into internal strife, resembling a [[civil war]], as his unified kingdom split into several rival states. The constant power struggle weakened Dacia, but the Dacians remained a significant force, frequently making incursions into Roman territory. Stability was only restored when [[Duras (Dacian king)|Duras]] and later [[Decebalus]] managed to reunite the kingdom.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>