Piroboridava
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 Piroboridava | |
|---|---|
 A fragment of a vase collected by Mihail Dimitriu at the site of Piroboridava (Poiana, Galați, Romania) illustrating the use of Greek and Latin letters by a Dacian potter (source: Dacia journal, 1933) | |
| Location | |
| Place name | Cetățuia de la mal, Piroboridava [1] |
| Town | Poiana |
| Country |
 Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | GL-I-s-A-02989 [1] |
| RO-RAN | 76905.01 [1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |
 National Historical Monument |
Piroboridava (Ancient Greek: Πιροβορίδαυα) was a Dacian town mentioned by Ptolemy,[2] and archaeologically identified at Poiana, Galați, Romania. Second part name of the city Dacian dava shows significance of the tribal city.
Ancient sources
Ptolemy's Geographia
Tabula Peutingeriana
Etimology
History
Dacian town
Roman times
Archaeology
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Archaeological Record (RAN)". ran.cimec.ro. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ Olteanu, Toponyms.
References
Ancient
Modern
- Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian, partially in English). Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
Further reading
- Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian, partially in English). Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
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