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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)
LocationCetățuia de la mal, Piroboridava,[1] Poiana, Romania
Reference no.GL-I-s-A-02989[1]

Piroboridava (Ancient Greek: Πιροβορίδαυα) was a Dacian town mentioned by Ptolemy,[2] and archaeologically identified at Poiana, Galați, Romania. The second part name of the city Dacian dava shows significance of the tribal city.

It was rebuilt as a Roman fort around 101 AD in Trajan's Dacian Wars, situated a little below the confluence of the Trotuș and Siret rivers, on the left bank of the Siret, northwest of Poiana village.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Archaeological Record (RAN)". ran.cimec.ro. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ Olteanu, Toponyms.
  3. ^ Vasile Pârvan, Castrul de La Poiana Şi Drumul Roman Prin Moldova de Jos, Analele Academiei Române, seria 11, tomul XXXVI. Memoriile Secţiunii Istorice Bucureşti https://www.scribd.com/document/16542208/Vasile-Parvan-Castrul-de-la-Poiana-%C5%9Fi-drumul-roman-prin-Moldova-de-Jos

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