Aiadava
Appearance
Alternative name | Aiadaba, Aeadaba |
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Location | Bela Palanka, Serbia |
Coordinates | 43°13′05″N 22°18′27″E / 43.2180°N 22.3074°E |
Aiadava (Aiadaba or Aeadaba, Greek: Αἰάδαβα[1]) was a Dacian town in the Remesiana region,[2] present day Bela Palanka, Serbia.
After the Romans conquered
Serdica
.
Emperor
Justinian
(r. 527–565) had following strongholds in the district of Remesiana:
Brittura Subaras Lamponiana Stronges Dalmatas Primiana Phrerraria Topera Tomes Cuas Tzertzenutzas Stens Aeadaba Destreba Pretzouries Cumudeba Deurias Lutzolo Rhepordenes Spelonca Scumbro Briparo Tulcoburgo Longiana Lupophantana Dardapara Burdomina Grinciapana Graecus Drasimarca |
The patron saint of Romania, Nicetas of Remesiana, was a 4th-century bishop at Remesiana, of possible Dacian descent.[3]
Excavations include well-preserved castrum dating to 4th century, a hoard of 260 coins minted during the rule of
-
Basilica Apse under excavation in Remesiana. Basilica is found under modern residential building.
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3rd century Septimius Severus monument in Bela Palanka.
See also
- Dacia
- List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
- Archaeological Sites of Great Importance (Serbia)
- Remesiana
References
- Teubner, 1976–64. Greek text.
- ^ Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum – Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ The Romanian People – Continuer of the European Neolithic Civilization
- ^ Ancient diseases: the elements of palaeopathology-Srboljub Živanović 1982
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