The following lists sites of Dacian fortresses, towns and citadels that I
have found references to.
The first table list the Dacian place name and the nearest current
place to the site. The second table lists sites for which I don't have
a Dacian place name.
| Place |
Nearest current place |
Judetul |
Notes |
| Acidava |
|
|
|
| Aegyssus |
Tulcea |
Tulcea |
|
| Aizisis |
Farliug |
Caras-Severin |
|
| Apoulon |
Piatra Craivii |
Alba |
May be another name for Ranisstorum |
| Apulum |
Alba-Iulia |
Alba |
The Apuli lived in central Transylvania with
their capital at Piatra Craivii, Apulum. |
| Arcidava |
Varadia |
Caras-Severin |
|
| Arcobadava |
|
|
|
| Argedava |
Popesti |
Ilfov |
The capital of King Burebista. |
| Arrubium |
Macin |
Tulcea |
|
| Bononia |
Vidin |
Dolj |
|
| Borysthenes |
Olbia |
Ukraine |
At the mouth of the river Bug, old Hypanis |
| Buricodava |
|
|
|
| Buridava |
Ocnele-Mari |
Valcea |
|
| Buteridava |
|
Dobrogea nordică |
|
| Callatis |
Mangalia |
Constanta |
|
| Capidava |
Capidava |
Constanta |
|
| Carpis |
|
|
Mentioned in Ptolemeu north of Aquincum |
| Clepidava |
|
|
Mentioned in Ptolemeu below the river "Tyras near Dacia" |
| Cumidava |
Râşnov |
Brasov |
the Roman camp discovered in Rasnov, the former
north eastern border of the Roman empire. An inscription in stone
at the Roman camp at Râşnov give the Dacian name of Cumidava. |
| Dinogetih |
Bisericuţa |
Tulcea |
Near Garvan. |
| Dokidava |
Simleul Silvaniei, |
Salaj |
|
| Drobeta |
Drobeta Turnu Severin |
Mehedinti |
|
| Dyonisopolis |
Balcik |
Bulgaria |
|
| Genucla |
|
|
Capital of King Zyraxes of Dobrogea. |
| Germisara |
Geoagiu |
Hunedoara |
|
| Germizena |
|
|
|
| Giridava |
|
|
|
| Helis |
|
|
Capital of King Dromichaetes on the Muntean plain. |
| Histria |
Istria |
Constanta |
|
| Marcodava |
Ocna-Mures |
Alba |
|
| Napoca |
Cluj-Napoca |
Cluj |
|
| Netindava |
Piscul Crăşani |
Ilfov |
Citadel with earthen ditches |
| Olbia |
Parutino |
Ukraine |
|
| Partiscum |
Szeged |
hungary |
Town at the confluence of the Mureş with the Tisa. |
| Pelendava |
Craiova |
Dolj |
|
| Perburdava |
|
|
May be another spelling of Piroboridava. |
| Petrodava |
Bâtca Doamnei, Piatra Neamţ |
Neamt |
Citadel contains shrines resembling those in the Orastiei Mountains. Kingdom of Dicomes. |
| Piroboridava |
Poiana - Adjud |
Vrancea |
|
| Porolissum |
Moigrad |
Salaj |
|
| Potaissa |
Turda |
Cluj |
|
| Ranisstorum |
|
|
May be another name for Apoulon. |
| Ramidava |
|
Brasov ? |
Buzău and Olt valleys. |
| Sarmizegetusa |
Dealul Grădiştii |
Hunedoara |
|
| Setidava |
|
|
Between Nistru and Nipru |
| Singidava |
Măgura |
Hunedoara |
Between Bretea Mureşului and Branisca |
| Singone |
|
|
|
| Sornum |
|
Muntenia |
|
| Sucidava |
Corabia |
Olt |
|
| Sucidava |
Celei |
Olt |
|
| Susudava |
|
|
Between Nistru and Nipru |
| Tamasidava |
Răcătău |
Bacau |
4 km south of the village along the river Siret. |
| Tapae |
|
south west Transylvania |
Decebal was the leader here before becoming the king of the Dacians |
| Tiason |
Tinosu |
Prahova |
|
| Tibiscum |
Jupa - Caransebes |
Caras-Severin |
|
| Tsierna |
Dierna - Orşova |
Mehedinti |
|
| Ulmetum |
Pantelimonude Sus |
Constanta |
|
| Utidava |
Târgu Ocna |
Bacau |
500 m southeast of the town right of the river Trotus. |
| Zargedava |
Brad |
Bacau |
|
| Ziridava |
Pecica |
Arad |
Settlement protected by earthen ditches |
Second table:
| Nearest current place |
Judetul |
Notes |
|
Brasov |
Dacian Sanctuary of Racos |
| Banita |
Hunedoara |
Controlling the Jiu valley. 4km east of village. |
| Barbosi |
Galati |
|
| Beştepe |
Tulcea |
|
| Blidaru |
Hunedoara |
Citadel with military purpose |
| Branesti |
Galati |
|
| Breaza |
Transylvania |
|
| Butea |
Iasi |
|
| Bârlalesti |
Vaslui |
|
| Capalna |
Alba |
|
| Cioclovina |
|
Dacian fortification of a system of walls 8 to 14 m wide. The main wall has is 2.5 km with 33 perpendicular walls. |
| Ciurbesti |
Iasi |
|
| Costesti |
Hunedoara |
Dwelling-towers and sanctuaries. |
| Cârlomanesti |
Buzau |
|
| Crasanilor |
|
|
| Cugir |
Alba |
|
| Fata Cetei, Ceata |
|
Large settlement on about 40 to 50 terraces |
| Fetele Albe |
Hunedoara |
Civil settlement on 30 artificial terraces. |
| Gogosesti |
Iasi |
|
| Peak of Hulpe |
|
Limestone blocks on the
slopes are the remains of a fortress that secured the
access to Sarmizegetusa through the valley of river Sibisel. |
| Igesti |
Vaslui |
|
| Jigodin |
Hargita |
|
| Lupesti |
Vaslui |
|
| Marca |
Salaj |
|
| Piatra-Neamt, Cozla |
Neamt |
|
| Piatra Rosie |
Hunedoara |
Rectangular fortress, 102x45m, with towers at the corners.
The the east is a second fort and nearby are the traces of two round sanctuaries. |
| Sprâncenata |
Olt |
|
| Stancesti |
Buzau |
|
| Tilisca |
Sibiu |
|
| Zimnicea |
Teleorman |
Attacked by Alexander in 4th century BC |
| Zetea |
Hargita |
|
References
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