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A fragment of a vase collected byMihail 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) | |
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| Location | Cetățuia de la mal, Piroboridava,[1]Poiana,Romania |
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| Reference no. | GL-I-s-A-02989[1] |
Piroboridava (Ancient Greek:Πιροβορίδαυα) was aDacian town mentioned byPtolemy,[2] and archaeologically identified atPoiana, Galați,Romania. The second part name of the city Daciandava shows significance of the tribal city.
It was rebuilt as a Roman fort around 101 AD inTrajan'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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