Diegis was a Dacian chief, general and brother of Decebalus.[1] He served as his representative at the peace negotiations held with Domitian in 89 AD. After the peace negotiation, Domitian placed a diadem upon Diegis' head, symbolically saying that he held the power to bestow kingship to the Dacians.[2][3] According to Gábor Vékony, Decebalus never held the royal title.[4]

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  1. ^ de Ligt, L.; Hemelrijk, Emily Ann; Singor, H. W. (2004). Roman rule and civic life: local and regional perspectives : proceedings of the Fourth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C. - A.D. 476), Leiden, June 25 - 28, 2003. Amsterdam: Gieben. p. 170. ISBN 9789050634182.
  2. ^ Lynam, Robert (1850). The history of the Roman emperors, from Augustus to the death of Marcus Antoninus. p. 333. ISBN 9781241438692.
  3. ^ Mattern, Susan P. (1999). Rome and the enemy: imperial strategy in the principate. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780520211667.
  4. ^ Vékony, Gábor (2000). Dacians, Romans, Romanians. Internet Archive. [Hamilton, Ont.; Buffalo, N.Y.] : Matthias Corvinus. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-882785-13-1. ...it becomes evident that, behind King Diegis (and High Priest?) stood Decebal, who did not use the royal title but held the acutal power.
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