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OF Geographical Names INDEX OF GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES Abydos, 45 Beroe (Stara Zagora), 97, 145, 162 Acarnania, 18 Beroe (Piatra Frecăţei), 106 Acheloos, 21 Bessarabia, 8, 9, 14, 50, 157 Adrianople, 13, 37, 39, 42, 45, 51, 64, 77, 126 Bestcastro, 113 Adriatic Sea, 55, 150 Bidenu, 113 Aegean Sea, 139 Black Sea, 1, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21–23, 28, 41, Aegyssus, 104 45, 85, 101, 115, 122, 136, 140, 141, 144, 167, Agathonike, 13, 42 171 Agathopolis, 13, 22, 24 Blaquie, 162 Agighiol, 10 Blökumannaland, 162 Akhtopol, 163 Bohemia, 29 Akli, 94 Bolyarovo, 80 Amastris, 19 Borcea, 114, 123, 152 Anatolia, 20 Borduşani, 114 Anchialos (Pomorie), 11–13, 16, 20, 21, 45, Bosnia, 98 85, 86, 115, 143, 168, 170 Bradvari, 71, 131 Antioch, 28, 34, 39, 66, 80, 89 Brăila, 135, 137 Appiaria, 88 Braničevo, 3, 54, 56, 57, 99, 100, 113, Arachilava, 88 147–150, 155, 156, 165, 166, 171 Argamum, 94 Bucharest (Museum), 112 Argeş, 33 Budeşti, 14 Arkadiopolis, 30 Bug, 14, 15, 20 Armenia, 71–73, 75 Bugeac (southern Bessarabia), 157 Armeniakon, 90, 125 Bugeac (village, Constanţa County), 123 Arrubium, 106 Bulgaria (state), 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11–16, 18–24, Asia Minor, 125, 139 26–32, 36, 37, 41–43, 45–47, 49, 51, Asprokastron, 50 53–56, 59, 63, 69, 71, 74, 83, 89, 90, 92, Atelkuz, 20, 21, 39 93, 118, 141, 142, 159, 161, 163–166 Avhat, 38 Bulgaria (Byzantine theme), 55, 56, 63, 66, Axiopolis, 108, 111, 142, 148, 152, 168 68, 69, 74, 76, 77, 82, 84, 95, 96, 98–100, Azov Sea, 23 116, 126, 129, 144, 147 Bulgarophygon, 21 Balaklava, 50 Burgas, 11, 126 Balčik, 117, 118 Burjan, 47 Balkans (Balkan Peninsula), 4, 17, 41, 43, Buzău (County), 14 47, 55, 63, 64, 80, 96, 99, 102, 115, 141, 147, Byzantine Empire, Byzantines, passim 148, 153, 158, 163, 165, 167, 171 Balta Ialomiţei, 123, 139 Călăraşi, 60, 114 Banat, 33, 40, 53 Callatis, 23 Bărăgan, 153 Câmpineanca, 14 Barisklafa, 94, 134 Canlia, 123 Bârlad, 153 Capidava, 1–4, 20, 24, 50, 107, 108, 114, 116, Basarabi (Murfatlar), 28 117, 127 Bela vezha, 132 Cappadocia, 55, 70, 75 Belene, 132 Carasu, 41 Belgrade, 3, 56, 95–100, 147–149, 154–156, Carpathian Mountains, 14, 137, 157, 158 159, 165, 166, 171, 172 Carsium (Hârşova), 7, 107 Berhoia (Veria), 40 Căscioarele, 5 index of geographical names 205 Caucasus, 23 Dnieper, 8, 14, 20, 22, 23, 37 Celei, 114 Dniester, 8, 153 Central Europe, 29, 147 Dobrudja, 1, 2, 8–10, 14, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, Cerna (river), 113 38, 41–43, 48–51, 57, 82, 92, 94, 107, 109, Cernavoda, 24, 25, 108, 152 110, 116, 118, 125, 131, 132, 135, 137, 141, 142, Cetatea Albă (Bilhorod Dnistrovs’kyi), 50 145, 150, 151, 158, 164, 165, 169 Cetatea Oii, 125 Domapia, 141 Cetatea Pătulului, 152 Don, 14, 15, 45, 141 Chaldia, 18, 19, 39 Dorostolon, 20, 29, 31, 33–35, 38, 39, 59–62, Cherson, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 29, 45, 122 86, 111 Chilia (Kilia), 94, 135, 136 Dragosloveni, 14 Chirnogi, 13 Drandar, 138 Chrysopolis, 45 Drăstăr, 38 Cimmerian Bosphorus, 45, 141 Drava, 11 Cochirleni, 9, 14, 20, 35, 110, 112, 114 Dristra (Silistra), 34, 37–39, 41, 43, 49, 51, Constanţa (city), 9, 14,15, 20, 23–25, 28, 32, 53, 55, 57–69, 74, 79–82, 84, 86–88, 33, 43, 101 90–95, 102, 110–118, 121–125, 131, 132, 134, Constanţa (county), 124 137, 138, 142, 147–149, 153, 167–169 Constanteia (Constantia) (Constanţa), 23, Dubravica, 43, 100 24, 31–34, 42, 165 Dumbarton Oaks (Collection), 90 Constantia (Simeonovgrad), 13, 42 Durostorum (Silistra), 7, 10, 12, 13, 19, 20, Constantinople (Istanbul), 10, 15, 19, 22, 30, 61 34, 37, 42, 62, 64, 67, 76, 77, 81, 82, 100, Dyrrachion, 43, 55, 74, 83, 90, 158 114–116, 122, 123, 126, 139, 141–143, 151, 154, 159, 163, 165, 167, 170, 171 Edessa, 66, 68, 72, 73, 75 Corfu, 150 Emesa, 59 Crimea, 11, 15–17, 19, 21, 23, 45, 50, 51, 141 Emona, 11 Croatia, 97, 98, 148, 158 Epirus, 18, 19, 144, 149, 170 Cumania, 153 Erkesija, 13 Curcani, 14 Euchaita, 38, 39, 65 Cyprus, 76 Euphrates, 42 Europe (part of the Byzantine Empire), 51 Dacia Mediterranea, 170 Dacia Ripensis, 170 Frankish Empire, 15, 16 Dacia, 170 Frankochorion, 97, 149 Dalmatia, 54, 148, 149, 157–159 Danube Delta, 10, 11, 17, 40, 94, 116, 136, Galaţi, 10, 11, 136 149, 165 Galiţa, 123 Danube, passim Garvăn (Dinogetia), 1–4, 49, 77, 78, 90, 92, Daristar (Dristra), 94 94, 101, 105, 106, 113, 114, 116, 117, 124, 127, Demnitzikos, 152 130–132, 137, 145, 147, 152, 153, 71 Dervent, 91, 101, 109, 110, 113, 117, 118, 123, Georgia, 71 131, 142 German empire, 29, 148, 150 Desina, 134 Gigen, 113, 117, 118, 123 Develtos, 11, 13, 16, 21, 42, 85, 122 Giurgengik, 132, 138 Dibiskos, 57 Giurgiu, 114 Dimitritsi, 159 Golyam Izvor, 138 Dineia, 31 Gradiščeto, 113, 117, 118 Dinogetia (Garvăn), 1, 2, 48, 92, 105, 106, Grădiştea, 114 152 Greaca, 14 Dioclea, 81, 96 Great Earthen Dike, 9, 14, 15, 19, 24, 35 Disina, 94, 134 Greci, 49 Ditzina (Dičina) (river), 24, 134 Greece, 29, 51 Djadovo, 127 Gugeşti, 14.
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