List of ancient towns in Scythia Minor

This is a list of towns in Scythia Minor
Scythia Minor
Scythia Minor, "Lesser Scythia" was in ancient times the region surrounded by the Danube at the north and west and the Black Sea at the east, corresponding to today's Dobruja, with a part in Romania and a part in Bulgaria....

that were mentioned in ancient writings.

Name	Location	Reference	Etymology
Ad Salices, also as Tsaklis	near the mouths of the Danube Danube The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
Ad Stoma	probably Sf. Gheorghe		στομα-stóma=mouth, from Greek
Adina, Amlaidina			Greek
Aegyssus	Today Tulcea Tulcea Tulcea is a city in Dobrogea, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea county, and has a population of 92,379 as of 2007. One village, Tudor Vladimirescu, is administered by the city.- History :...		Greek Αιγισος(Egisòs)
Altina Altina, Scythia Altina was an ancient settlement or fortress in Scythia Minor. The site is now the modern village of Oltina....	today Oltina Oltina Oltina is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.The commune includes four villages:* Oltina * Răzoarele* Satu Nou* Strunga...		Dacian
Apollonia	today in Sozopol Sozopol Sozopol is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Today it is one of the major seaside resorts in the country, known for the Apollonia art and film festival that is named after one of the town's ancient names.The busiest times of the year... , Bulgaria		Greek
Argamum	today Dolojman		Celtic
Arrubium	today Măcin Macin -Location:Măcin is located in the north-western part of the Dobrudja region, in Tulcea County. The city is located at the intersection of the DN22 and DN22D national roads. The DN22 road links it to the Romanian capital, Bucharest and to the cities of Isaccea and Tulcea...		Celtic
Axiopolis	today Cernavodă Cernavoda Cernavodă is a town in Constanţa County, Dobrogea, Romania with a population of 20,514.The town's name is derived from the Slavic černa voda , meaning "black water". This name is regarded by some scholars as a calque of the earlier Thracian name Axíopa, from IE *n.ksei "dark" and upā "water"...	http://soltdm.com/langtdm/thes/a/Axiopolis.htm	Axio- from Thracian, Polis from Greek
Beroe Beroe Beroe is a Procurement intelligence company which works for fortune 500 companies.Positioned at the forefront of procurement intelligence operations and customized market research, Beroe is unique in its 100% exclusive focus on procurement....	today Ostrov Ostrov, Tulcea Ostrov is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ostrov and Piatra....		Latin
Buteridava Buteridava - See also :* Dacian davae* List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia* Dacia* Roman Dacia- External links :**...	Northern Dobrogea		Dacian
Callatis	today Mangalia Mangalia Mangalia , is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanţa County, Romania.The municipality of Mangalia also administers several summer time seaside resorts: Cap Aurora, Jupiter, Neptun, Olimp, Saturn, Venus.-History:...		Greek
Capidava Capidava Capidava is a South American spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Capidava annulipes Caporiacco, 1947 — Guyana* Capidava auriculata Simon, 1902 — Brazil* Capidava biuncata Simon, 1902 — Brazil...	today Capidava (Topalu)		Dacian
Carsium	today Hârşova Hârsova Hârşova is a town located on the right bank of the Danube, in Constanţa County, Romania, with a population of 11,000.The village of Vadu Oii is administered by the town...		Greek
Cius Cius Cius or Kios , later renamed Prusias ad Mare after king Prusias I of Bithynia, was an ancient Greek city bordering the Propontis , in Bithynia , and had a long history, being mentioned by Aristotle, and Strabo. It was colonized by the Milesians and became a place of much commercial importance...	today Gârliciu Gârliciu Gârliciu is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania, including the village with the same name....
Civitas Tropaensium Civitas Tropaensium Civitas Tropaensium was a Roman castrum situated in Scythia Minor in modern Constanţa County, Romania. Its site is now the modern settlement of Adamclisi...	today Adamclisi Adamclisi Adamclisi is a commune in Constanţa County, in the Dobrogea region of Romania.-History:In ancient times, a Roman castrum named Civitas Tropaensium was settled here and in 109 AD a monument named Tropaeum Traiani was built to commemorate the Roman Empire's victories over the Dacians.Colonized with...		Latin
Dinogetia Dinogetia Dinogetia was an ancient Getae-Dacian settlement and later Roman fortress located on the left bank of the Danube near the place where it joins the Siret. The Dinogetia site is situated in Dobrudja at 8 kilometres east of Galați, Romania....	today Garvăn		Dacian
Dionysopolis	today Balcic, Bulgaria		Greek
Durostorum	today Silistra Silistra Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha... , Bulgaria		Celtic
Genucla	on the Danube; unknown location		Dacian
Halmyris Halmyris Halmyris was a Roman legionary base and naval port for 600 years, located at the mouth of the Danube Delta in Romania.-History:The city is situated, in ancient times on the shore of the Halmyris gulf...	today Murighiol Murighiol Murighiol is a commune in Tulcea County, Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:* Murighiol* Plopul * Colina * Dunavăţu de Jos * Dunavăţu de Sus * Sarinasuf* Uzlina...		Greek
Heracleea	today Enisala		Greek
Histria Histria (Sinoe) Ancient Histria or Istros , was a Greek colony or polis on the Black Sea coast, established by Milesian settlers to trade with the native Getae. It became the first Greek town on the present day Romanian territory. Scymnus of Chios , the Greek geographer and poet, dated it to 630 BC...	today Istria Istria, Constanta Istria is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.It is located between the lower Danube and the Dobruja coast of the Black Sea. The ancient site of Histria is found nearby.Villages in the Istria commune:* Istria...		Greek
Ibida or Libida	today Slava Rusă
Mesambria	today Nessabar, Bulgaria		Thracian
Noviodunum Noviodunum Noviodunum is a name of Celtic origin, meaning "new fort": It comes from nowyo, Celtic for "new", and dun, the Celtic for "hillfort" or "fortified settlement", cognate of English town.Several places were named Noviodunum...	today Isaccea Isaccea Isaccea is a small town in Tulcea County, in Dobruja, Romania, on the right bank of the Danube, 35 km north-west of Tulcea. According to the 2002 census, it has a population 5,374....		Celtic
Odessos Odessos Odessos may refer to:* The ancient Milesian colony in Varna, Bulgaria* The Greek name for Odessa,Ukraine...	today Varna Varna Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011... , Bulgaria		Greek
Sagadava	on the Danube; now in Bulgaria		Dacian
Salsovia	today Mahmudia Mahmudia Mahmudia is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Mahmudia. It included the villages of Beştepe, Băltenii de Jos and Băltenii de Sus until 2004, when these were split off to form Beştepe Commune....
Stratonis	today Tuzla Tuzla, Constanta Tuzla is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania, including the village with the same name. Its name means "salty" in Turkish....		Greek
Sucidava Sucidava Sucidava is a Dacian and Daco-Roman historical site, situated in Corabia, Romania on the north bank of the Danube...	today Izvoare		Dacian
Talamonium	today Nufăru		Latin
Tomis	today Constanţa Constanta Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....	Κωνσταντια-Kostantìa	Greek
Troesmis Troesmis Troesmis was an ancient town in Scythia Minor. It was situated in what is now Romania near Igliţa-Turcoaia.Between 107 and 161, it was the home of the Roman Legio V Macedonica. Notitia Dignitatum shows that during 337-361, it was the headquarters of Legio II Herculia.-Destruction of the site:The...	today Igliţa-Turcoaia Turcoaia Turcoaia is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Turcoaia....		Dacian
Ulmetum	today Pantelimon Pantelimon, Constanta Pantelimon is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.The commune includes five villages:* Pantelimon * Călugăreni * Nistoreşti...
Zaldapa Zaldapa Zaldapa was a Late Roman fortified town in Scythia Minor/Moesia, located near Abrit, Bulgaria.- External links :*...	today in Bulgaria		Dacian

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