Searching For King Decebalus Treasures

[Viggen]

The spirit of Indiana Jones is alive and well in the Carpathians. Twenty centuries after the invading Roman legions robbed all the gold they could find in the ancient kingdom of Dacia, treasure hunters using state-of-the art technologies are hot on the trail of the fabulous treasure trove King Decebalus hid in 106 AD and the Romans never found.

 

The French archaeologist Jerome Carcopino, a world-renowned Dacian expert, has estimated that Decebalus's hidden treasure amounted to 165,000kg of gold and 350,000kg of silver. The value of the treasure has made it worth the risk for some to undertake illegal digs near Sarmizegetusa, the ancient Dacian capital in Romania's Orastiei Mountains.

 

full article at Sunday Herald

[Kosmo]

The part about illegal diggings it's true as I said before

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2407

 

But I know that the treasure of king Decebal was hidden by him and found by romans with the help of a traitor. Anyway, it does not metter they are destroing countless unique arheological sites

[Primus Pilus]

The part about illegal diggings it's true as I said before

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2407

 

But I know that the treasure of king Decebal was hidden by him and found by romans with the help of a traitor. Anyway, it does not metter they are destroing countless unique arheological sites

 

Why would they be searching since Trajan brought the vast bulk of any Dacian royal treasure with him to Rome?

[Kosmo]

As the article said until now they found lots of rare gold pieces. This means lots of money. This gold it's not from the thesaurus of Decebal, but from many smaller finds.

I think that author of the article just wanted a little romantic piece in a sad, ugly story and brought in the treasure of Decebal that we know was used 1900 years go by Rome.