Aedava
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| Alternative name | Aedeva, Aedabe, Aedeba, Aedadeba |
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| Location |  Bulgaria |
Aedava (also known as Aedeva, Aedabe, Aedeba, Aedadeba) was a Dacian settlement located south of the Danube in Moesia (present-day northern Bulgaria).[1][2] In his , the 6th century AD historian Procopius placed Aedava on the between and .[3][4] He also mentioned that Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565) restored the damaged portion of the town defenses.[3]
See also[]
- Dacia
- Moesia
- List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
Notes[]
- ^ Grumeza 2009, p. 14.
- ^ Velkov 1977, p. 92.
- ^ a b Procopius & 550 AD, IV 2,6.
- ^ Olteanu, Toponyms.
References[]
Ancient[]
- Procopius (550). De Aedificiis [The Buildings of Justinian] (in Ancient Greek).
Modern[]
- Grumeza, Ion (2009). Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe. Lanham, Maryland: Hamilton Books. ISBN 0-7618-4465-1.
South of Danube (in what are now Bulgaria and Serbia) the names of other Dacia settlements were well known, including Aedava/Aedadeba...
- Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- (1977). The cities in Thrace and Dacia in late antiquity: (studies and materials). . ISBN 90-256-0723-3.
External links[]
Media related to Dacia and Dacians at Wikimedia Commons
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