Oroles was a Dacian king during the first half of the 2nd century BC. He successfully opposed the

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, blocking their invasion into

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. The

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historian

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wrote about king Oroles punishing his soldiers into sleeping at their wives' feet and doing the household chores, because of their initial failure in defeating the invaders. Subsequently, the now "highly motivated" Dacian army defeated the

and king Oroles lifted all sanctions.

References

*''Dicţionar de istorie veche a României'' ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică Dacian kings 2nd-century BC rulers in Europe {{europe-royal-stub