page_title: Dacians
section_title: Society
hierarchical_section_title: Dacians / Society
caption_attribution_description: English: Engraving of the Trajan's Column depicting a scene of the Dacian Wars: Dacians retreating. Română: Scenă din războaiele dacice de pe columna lui Traian: Daci în retragere.
context_page_description: The Dacians were a Thracian people who were the ancient inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia, located in the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea. This area includes mainly the present-day countries of Romania and Moldova, as well as parts of Ukraine, Eastern Serbia, Northern Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary and Southern Poland. The Dacians spoke the Dacian language, a sub-group of Thracian, but were somewhat culturally influenced by the neighbouring Scythians and by the Celtic invaders of the 4th century BC.
context_section_description: Dacians were divided into two classes: the aristocracy (tarabostes) and the common people (comati). Only the aristocracy had the right to cover their heads, and wore a felt hat. The common people, who comprised the rank and file of the army, the peasants and artisans, might have been called capillati in Latin. Their appearance and clothing can be seen on Trajan's Column.
caption: Comati on Trajan's Column, Rome
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