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Decree Of Dionysopolis
The Decree of Dionysopolis was written around 48 BC by the citizens of Dionysopolis (today's Balchik, on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria) to Akornion, who traveled far away in a diplomatic mission to meet somebody's farther in ''Argedauon''. The decree, a fragmentary marble inscription, is located in the National Historical Museum in Sofia. Inscription The decree mentions a Dacian town named Argedauon ( grc, Αργεδαυον), potentially Argidava or Argedava. The stone is damaged and name was read differently by various editors and scholars: * ��πορεύθη εἰςἈργέδα �ι�ν by Wilhelm Dittenberger (1898) * �έμψας?Αρ ��δα ��ν by Ernst Kalinka (1905) * ..εἰ� Ἀργέδαυον by Wilhelm Dittenberger and Friedrich Hiller (1917), noting that the υ is an uncertain reading * Ἀργέδαβον by Vasile Pârvan (1923) The inscription also refers to the Dacian king Burebista, and one interpretation is that Akornion was his chief adviser ( gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysupolis
Dionysupolis or Dionysoupolis or Dionysopolis ( grc, Διονύσου πόλις and Διονυσόπολις) was a town of ancient Thrace, later of Moesia, on the river Ziras. It was founded as a Thracian settlement in was founded still in V century BC, but was later colonised by the Ionian ancient Greeks and given the name Cruni or Krounoi (Κρουνοί). It was named Krounoi from the nearby founts of water. It was renamed as Dionysopolis after the discovery of a statue of Dionysus in the sea. Later it became a Greek-Byzantine and Bulgarian fortress. The town also bore the name Matiopolis. It existed within the present town of Balchik, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... In the beginning of III century BC the city was relatively independent and includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantin Daicoviciu
Constantin Daicoviciu (; March 1, 1898 – May 27, 1973) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist, professor at the University of Cluj, and titular member of the Romanian Academy. He was born in Căvăran, at the time in Austria-Hungary, now in Romania. From 1923 to 1968 he was a faculty member of the University of Cluj, advancing to associate professor in 1932 and full professor in 1938. After Northern Transylvania (including the city of Cluj) was transferred to Hungary in the wake of the Second Vienna Award of August 1940, Daicoviciu moved to the University of Sibiu, where he was dean of the philology department in 1940–41.Lavinia Betea, "Partea lor de adevăr", p. 64 After World War II, Daicoviciu returned to Cluj, where he was rector (president) of the University of Cluj from 1957 to 1968. From 1948 to 1952 he served as Deputy in the Great National Assembly. He was elected full member of the Romanian Academy in 1955. He was the main representative of the Daco-Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giurgiu County
Giurgiu () is a county (''județ'') of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was . * Romanians – over 96% * Romani – 3.5% * Others – 0.5% Geography This county has a total area of . The county is situated on a plain – the Southern part of the Wallachian Plain. The landscape is flat, crossed by small rivers. The southern part is the valley of the Danube which forms the border with Bulgaria. In the North, the Argeș River and Dâmbovița River flow. Neighbours * Călărași County in the East. * Teleorman County in the West. * Ilfov County and Dâmbovița County in the North. * Bulgaria in the South – Ruse Province and Silistra Province. Economy The county has two big areas of development: one close to the city of Giurgiu – The Free Trade Zone Giurgiu, and one in the North of the county due to its proximity with Bucharest. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihăilești
Mihăilești is a town located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers three villages: Drăgănescu, Novaci and Popești. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program. The town stands beside the river Argeș, which at this point is dammed, forming a lake about long. It was created as part of the Danube–Bucharest Canal project and feeds a hydro-electric plant. Popești village is the location of an important archeological discovery: a large Dacian settlement believed by some historians such as Vasile Pârvan and professor Radu Vulpe to be the Argedava mentioned in the Decree of Dionysopolis. This ancient source links Argedava with the Dacian king Burebista, and it is believed to be his court or capital. See also * Argedava Argedava (''Argedauon'', ''Sargedava'', ''Sargedauon'', ''Zargedava'', ''Zargedauon'', grc, Αργεδαυον, Σαργεδαυον) was an important Dacian town mentioned in the De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radu Vulpe
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Sarmizegetusa Regia Sarmizegetusa Regia, also Sarmisegetusa, Sarmisegethusa, Sarmisegethuza, Ζαρμιζεγεθούσα (''Zarmizegethoúsa'') or Ζερμιζεγεθούση (''Zermizegethoúsē''), was the capital and the most important military, religious and political centre of the Dacians before the wars with the Roman Empire. Erected on |
