List of Dacian towns
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This is a list of Dacian cities. Many city names of the Dacians were composed of an initial lexical element affixed to -dava, -daua, -deva, -deba or -daba (<PIE *dhe-, "to set, place"), which meant "city", "town" in the Dacian language.
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[edit] In Dacia
| Town name | Reference | Location | Possible etymology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acidava | Tabula Peutingeriana | Enoşeşti, Olt County, | |
| Aizis | Ptolemy's Geography | Banat | PIE *aig^-, "a goat"; compare ancient Greek αιξ, "goat", Armenian aic, "goat" |
| Apoulon | Ptolemy's Geography | Alba Iulia | |
| Arcobadara = 'Snowy Passage' | Ptolemy's Geography | Northern Transylvania | PIE *h2er-ko "passage" + *h2ep-h3n-dHo-ro, "kind of solid water > snow"; |
| Arcinna | Ptolemy's Geography | Southern Muntenia | |
| Argedauon | Acornion of Dionysopolis | possibly Popeşti, Argeş County | |
| Burridava | Stolniceni, Vâlcea County | ||
| Dokidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | NW Romania or Transcarpathia, Ukraine | |
| Karsidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | to the north of the Eastern Carpathians | |
| Klepidaua | |||
| Komidaua or Kumidava | Ptolemy's Geography inscriptions at the site |
Râşnov, Braşov County | |
| Markodaua / Marisodava? | Ptolemy's Geography | Central Transylvania, possibly around Ocna Mureş | |
| Netindaua | Ptolemy's Geography | Western Muntenia, probably on the Ialomiţa River | |
| Patridaua | Ptolemy's Geography | in the Eastern Carpathians | |
| Pelendova | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Perburidava | |||
| Petrodava | Piatra Neamţ, Romania | ||
| Piroboridaua | Ptolemy's Geography | on the Siret River, possibly Nicoreşti, Galaţi County | |
| Rhamidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | NE Muntenia, possibly Drajna de Sus, Prahova County | |
| Rusidava | Momoteşti/Drăgăşani, Vâlcea County | ||
| Sacidaba | inscriptions | Muzait, Constanţa County | |
| Sangidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | North-Central Transylvania | |
| Sarmizegetusa | inscriptions, etc. | Hunedoara County | |
| Setidaua | |||
| Singidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | Western Romania | possibly related to Singidunum |
| Sykidaba | |||
| Tamasidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | left bank of the Siret, possibly Rătăcău de Jos/Horgeşti (near Tamaşi), Bacău County | |
| Utidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | Oituz Valley, possibly Titelca/Tiseşti, Bacău County | |
| Zargidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | on the Siret, possibly Bradu/Negri, Bacău County | |
| Ziridaua | Ptolemy's Geography | possibly Pecica, Arad County | |
| Zucidaua | Ptolemy's Geography | northeastern Muntenia | |
| Zurobara | Ptolemy's Geography | Banat |
[edit] Scythia Minor
In Scythia Minor (Dobrudja):
| Town name | Reference | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Altina | today Oltina | |
| *Buteridava | Northern Dobrogea | |
| Capidava | today Capidava | |
| Dinogetia | today Garvăn | |
| Mesambria | today Nesebar, Bulgaria | |
| Genucla | on the Danube; unknown location | |
| Sagadava | on the Danube; now in Bulgaria | |
| Sucidava | today Izvoare | |
| Zaldapa | Theophylact Simocatta, 594 AD | today in Bulgaria |
[edit] Lower Moesia
In Lower Moesia, excluding Scythian Minor, i.e. present-day Northern Bulgaria
- Aedeba
- *Giridava
- Dausadava
- Murideba
- Sacidava
- Scaidava (Skedeba)
- Sukidaua (Sucidava)
[edit] Upper Moesia
In the districts of Nish (Latin Naissus), Sofia (Serdica) and partly Kjustendil –
- Aiadaba
- Bregedaba
- Danedebai
- Itadeba
- Kuimedaba
- Zisnudeba
[edit] Other
- Gil-doba, a village in Thrace, of unknown location.
- Desudaba, near the town Kochani in the Republic of Macedonia.
- Thermi-daua, a town in Dalmatia. Probably a Grecized form of Dacian *Germidava.
- Pulpu-deva, (Greek Philipopolis) today Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
- Uscudama, modern Edirne (Adrianople)
