List of ancient towns in Scythia Minor

This is a list of towns in Scythia Minor that were mentioned in ancient writings.

Name	Location	Reference	Etymology
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)
Aliobrix	today Orlivka
Altina	today Oltina		Dacian
Apollonia	today in Sozopol, Bulgaria		Greek
Argamum	today Dolojman		Celtic
Arrubium	today Măcin		Celtic
Axiopolis	today Cernavodă		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

See also

• List of ancient Thracian cities
• List of Dacian cities
• Peuce Island
• STRATEG. Defensive strategies and cross border policies. Integration of the Lower Danube area in the Roman civilization