Dr Michael Schmitz is a lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia. He is the author of Roman Annexation: Costs and Benefits of Trajan's Dacian Conquests (2010) and The Dacian Threat 101 - 106 AD (2005).
"""It took Rome more than a century to conquer the Dacians. This work covers those campaigns in detail."" -- ""Military Heritage"" ""A good book for those interested in Roman policy and strategy or in frontier studies.""-- ""The NYMAS Review"" ""I enjoyed the read and it has certainly given me much food for thought on how I can look to differentiate further my Dacians from a typical 'vanilla warband' army into a force that could pose more problems for a Roman foe, giving as it does a very good read, providing a very clear narrative of the wars in the area together with an account of how the Romans coped with the foes and terrain they encountered.""-- ""JJ's Wargames"" ""Much of the study's focus region is poorly covered in English-language publications in general, which should make the volume popular with its proper readership...""-- ""Bryn Mawr Classical Review"""