This is a list of towns in Scythia Minor that were mentioned in ancient writings.
Name | Location | Reference | Etymology | |
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Ad Salices | near the mouths of the Danube | |||
Ad Stoma | probably Sf. Gheorghe | στομα-stóma=mouth, from Greek | ||
Adina | Greek | |||
Aegyssus | Today Tulcea | Greek Αιγισος (Egisòs) | ||
Altina | today Oltina | Dacian | ||
Apollonia | today in Sozopol, Bulgaria | Greek | ||
Argamum | today Dolojman | Celtic | ||
Arrubium | today Măcin | Celtic | ||
Axiopolis | today Cernavodă | http://soltdm.com/langtdm/thes/a/Axiopolis.htm | Axio- from Thracian, Polis from Greek | |
Beroe | today Ostrov | Latin | ||
Buteridava | Northern Dobrogea | Dacian | ||
Kaliakra | ancient Akrai (Acrae) | |||
Callatis | today Mangalia | Greek | ||
Capidava | today Capidava (Topalu) | Dacian | ||
Carsium | today Hârşova | Greek | ||
Cius | today Gârliciu | |||
Civitas Tropaensium | today Adamclisi | Latin | ||
Dinogetia | today Garvăn | Dacian | ||
Dionysopolis | today Balchik, Bulgaria | Greek | ||
Durostorum | today Silistra, Bulgaria | Celtic | ||
Genucla | on the Danube; unknown location | Dacian | ||
Halmyris | today Murighiol | Greek | ||
Heracleea | today Enisala | Greek | ||
Histria | today Istria | Greek | ||
Ibida or Libida | today Slava Rusă | |||
Mesembria | today Nessabar, Bulgaria | Thracian | ||
Noviodunum | today Isaccea | Celtic | ||
Odessos | today Varna, Bulgaria | Greek | ||
Sagadava | on the Danube; now in Bulgaria | Dacian | ||
Salsovia | today Mahmudia | |||
Stratonis | today Tuzla | Greek | ||
Sacidava | today Izvoare | Dacian | ||
Talamonium | today Nufăru | Latin | ||
Tomis | today Constanţa | Κωνσταντια-Kostantìa | Greek | |
Troesmis | today Igliţa-Turcoaia | Dacian | ||
Ulmetum | today Pantelimon | Latin | ||
Zaldapa | today in Bulgaria | Dacian |