Dacia Dacia Argedava (or Sargedava) was the capital of Burebista's Dacian kingdom. Modern Cotesti is located near ancient Argedava. ...more on Wikipedia about "Argedava"
Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, named by the ancient greeks Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa, on the east by the Tyras or Nistru, now in eastern Moldova). It thus corresponds in the main to modern Romania and Moldova. The capital of Dacia was Sarmizegetusa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dacia"
Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains, in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains"
The Dacian language was an Indo-European language spoken by the ancient people of Dacia. It is often considered to have been on the same Indo-European branch as the Thracian language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dacian language"
The Dacians ( Lat. Daci, Gr. Dákai) were an Indo-European people, ancient inhabitants of Dacia (corresponding to modern Romania) and parts of Moesia in southeastern Europe. The first mention of them is in Roman sources, but classical authors are unanimous in considering the Dacians a branch of the Getae, a Thracian people known from Greek writings. Strabo specified that the Daci are the Getae who lived in the area towards the Pannonian plain ( Transylvania), while the Getae proper gravitated towards the Black Sea coast ( Scythia Minor). ...more on Wikipedia about "Dacians"
Deceneus (or Dicineus, Dekaineos) was the High Priest of Zalmoxis in the time of Burebista, in ancient Dacia (modern-day Romania). He held almost royal powers, and was a chief advisor of Burebista, the Dacian king. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deceneus"
Diegis was a Dacian chief, the brother of Decebalus, and his representative at the peace negotiations held with Domitian ( 89 C.E.). ...more on Wikipedia about "Diegis"
(Eastern Romance substratum) Older Romanian etymological dictionaries tended to assume a borrowing in many cases, usually from a Slavic language or from Hungarian, but etymological analysis may show that, in many cases, the sense of borrowing was from Romanian to the neighboring languages. The current Dicţionar explicativ (the DEX) published by the Romanian Academy continues to list many words as borrowings, though the work of other linguists (Sorin Olteanu, Sorin Paliga, Ivan Duridanov, et. al.) may indicate that a number of these are in fact indigenous, of either Indo-European or Pre-Indo-European origin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eastern Romance substratum"
Falx is a latin word originally meaning sickle, but was later used to mean any of a number of tools that had a curved blade that was sharp on the inside edge such as a scythe. Falx was also used to mean a weapon, particularly that of the Thracians and Dacians, and later a siege hook used by the Romans themselves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Falx"
The Free Dacians were the Dacians whose territory was not conquered by the Roman Empire, in the regions of Eastern Wallachia, Moldavia, Crisana and Northern Transylvania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Free Dacians"
Getae (singular Geton) was the name by which ancient Greek writers referred to the tribes later known as the Dacians. The Romans used predominantly the name Dacus (plural Daci) to refer to the Getae, but the name Getae was also employed. The Getae were a Thracian people who lived in what are today Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria. The Tyragetae are believed to have been the Getae living near the river Tyras ( Dniester). ...more on Wikipedia about "Getae"
Kogaion was the mythical holy mountain of the Dacians, the place where Zalmoxis stayed in a underground cave for three years. Strabo claims that a river with the same name flowed in the vicinity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kogaion"
The following represents an approximate English translation after www.dacia.nemuritoare.go.ro, with the accord of the web-master. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Dacian chiefs"
This is a list of kings of the ancient land of Dacia. The chronology may not be very precise, since many of the Greek and Roman writings on the Dacian history were lost through time. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Dacian kings"
This is a List of Dacian plant names taken from Dioscorides' De Materia Medica and PseudoApuleis. Dacian plant names are one of the primary sources left to us for studying the Dacian language. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Dacian plant names"
Murus Dacicus ( Latin for Dacian Wall) is a construction method for defence walls and fortifications used only in ancient Dacia before the Roman conquest. It is a mix between traditional construction methods particular for Dacians and methods imported from the Roman architecture. A typical wall would be about 3 meters thick and 10 m tall, an outstanding achievment for that era. The Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains, a UNESCO World heritage site is an example of a citadel built using this method. Also the dacian walls are depicted on the Trajan's column in Rome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Murus dacicus"
(Sarmizegetusa) Sarmisegetuza was the most important Dacian military, religious and political center. Erected on top of a crag 1200 meters high, the fortress was the core of the strategic defensive system in the Orăştie Mountains, in Romania, comprising six citadels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sarmizegetusa"
Seuthes was a general in the army of Dromihete who, faking a traitor, joined the army of Lysimachus and helped the Getae capture the Macedonians. ...more on Wikipedia about "Seuthes"
The Sinaia lead plates are a set of lead plates written in an unknown language or constructed language and are alleged to be a chronicle of the Dacians, but they are widely considered by historians and linguists to be a 19th century fake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sinaia lead plates"
Vezina was the Dacian high priest during the reign of Decebalus, having the second most important place in the state, after the king. He took part in the Battle of Tapae (88). ...more on Wikipedia about "Vezina"
Zoltes was a chief of the southern Thracians, living in the Haemus mountains area. Leading small groups, he often made incursions into the Pontic cities and within their territories. He attacked the city of Hystria, calling off the siege only after having received 7500 drachmas and 5 talents (approx. 30000 drachmas). ...more on Wikipedia about "Zoltes"
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