This is a list of ancient cities, towns, villages, and fortresses in and around Thrace and Dacia. A number of these settlements were Thracian and Dacian, but some were Celtic, Greek, Roman, Paeonian, or Persian.

A number of cities in Thrace and Dacia were built on or close to the sites of preexisting Dacian or Thracian settlements. Some settlements in this list may have a double entry, such as the Paeonian Astibo and Latin Astibus. It is believed that Thracians did not build true cities even if they were named as such; the largest Thracian settlements were large villages.The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC by John Boardman, I. E. S. Edwards, E. Sollberger, and N. G. L. Hammond, , 1992, page 612: "Thrace possessed only fortified areas and cities such as Cabassus would have been no more than large villages. In general the population lived in villages and hamlets..." The only known attempt to build a polis by the Thracians was Seuthopolis.,An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 888, "It was meant to be a polis but this was no reason to think that it was anything other than a native settlement."The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 by Christopher Webber, , 2001, page 1, "...the city of Seuthopolis seems to be the only significant town in Thrace not built by Greeks..." although Strabo considered the Thracian cities with "bria" ending polises. Some of the Dacian settlements and fortresses employed the traditional Murus Dacicus construction technique.

Note: Throughout these lists, an asterisk [*] indicates that the toponym is reconstructed.

Thracian and Dacian

Abydos Acidava (Acidaua), a fortress town close to the Danube, located in today's Piatra-Olt, Olt County, Romania Acmonia or Agatapara Abdera Aedava (Aedeva, Aedabe, Aedeba or Aedadeba), placed by Procopius on the Danubian road between Augustae and Variana, in Moesia (the present Northern Bulgaria) Aedeva, modern Pernik Aiadava (Aiadaba or Aeadaba, *Procopii Caesariensis opera omnia. Edited by J. Haury; revised by G. Wirth. 3 vols. Leipzig: Teubner, 1976-64. Greek text.), a locality in the Remesiana region in present-day Bela Palanka, SerbiaTSR9, Proc. 123. 26 Aizis (Aixis, Aixim, Airzis, Azizis, Azisis, Aizisis, Alzisis, Aigis, Aigizidava*, Zizis), mentioned by Emperor Trajan in Dacica Amutria (Amutrion, Amutrium, ), a Dacian town close to the Danube, possibly today's Motru, Gorj County, Romania Apulon (Apoulon, Apula), a fortress city close to modern Alba-Iulia, Romania from which the Latin name of Apulum is derived Arcina (Arcinna), a fortress town in Wallachia Apsynthus, the Thracian name for Aenus Arcobadara Argedava (Argedauon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon, ), mentioned in the Decree of Dionysopolis, potentially the dava discovered at Popești, a district in the town of Mihăilești, Giurgiu County, Romania and maybe Burebista's court or capital Argidava (Argidaua, Arcidava, Arcidaua, Argedava, Argedauon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon, ), potentially Burebista's court or capital, located in today's Vărădia, Caraș-Severin County, Romania Artanes, modern Lom Arutela Apulon, capital of the Apuli Atipara Bergula Berzobis, ancient Bârzava, Romania Bergula, modern (Luleburgaz) Beroea,A History of the Byzantine State and Society by Warren Treadgold, 1997, page 419: "...Internal Reforms, 780-842 419 army, refounding Thracian Beroea under the name of Irenopolis, and reaching Philippopolis..." modern Stara Zagora Bessapara of the Bessi tribe, today Sinitovo Bizye, capital of the Odrysae Bregedava Breierophara, near modern Komotini Buricodava Buridava (Burridava), today's Ocnele Mari, Romania Buteridava Cabassus"The Cambridge Ancient History 1992, page 612" Capidava (Kapidaua), a fortress town on the southern side of the lower Danube Caria, modern Shabla Carsidava or Karsidaua Cedonia, near Sibiu Crenides Cumidava (Comidava, Komidaua), ancient Râșnov, Romania Cypasis Danedebai, Dausdava (Dausadava, Dausdavua), "The shrine of wolves", a fortress town close to the Danube Debelt Dentheletica, capital of the Dentheletae tribe, modern Kyustendil Desudaba or Maedius of the Maedi tribe, modern Sandanski Diacum Dierna Dinogetia, located above the Danube delta Docidava or Dokidaua DrabeskosAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 856, "A thracian settlement" Drobeta, located on the left bank of the Danube at Turnu Severin Drusipara Egeta Eumolpias, later Pulpudeva translating Philippopolis, the name resulted in modern Plovdiv, prehistoric settlement Gazoros Genucla, settlement located south of the Danube Germania, "hot water", modern Sapareva Banya, site of the Dentheletae tribe Germisara "hot water" Gildova (Gildoba), located along the Vistula river Giridava Iamphorynna, capital of the Maedi tribeHistory of Rome, VII, Books 26-27 (Loeb Classical Library No. 367) by Livy and Frank Gardner Moore, 1943, page 96: "... waste the country and to besiege the city of Iamphorynna, the capital and citadel of Maedica..." Itadeba (Itadava) Ismara Istria (Olbia) Jidava, near Câmpulung Muscel, Romania Jidova Kabyle of the Kabileti tribe, capital of the Odrysaekabileti tribe Kipsela, modern Ipsala Lygos, modern Istanbul Malva, a Dacian settlement where Roman Romula was built Marcodava (Dacia) (Markodaua) Melsambria, modern Nessebar Melta, modern Lovech Murideba Mutzipara* Napoca, ancient Cluj-Napoca, Romania Naulochas, modern Obzor Nentinava (Netindaua), ancient Slobozia, Romania Nentivava, ancient Olteniţa, Romania Netindava Nipsa near Panisus Oescus of the Triballi tribe Odryssa or Uscudama, modern Edirne, capital of the Odrysae or Bessi tribeThe History of Rome, Volume 4 by Theodor Mommsen, 2009, page 53: "... defeated the Bessi in their mountains, took their capital Uscudama (Adrianople), and compelled them to submit to the Roman supremacy." Onokarsis, capital residence of the Odrysae, possibly modern Starosel Pelendava (Pelendova), ancient Craiova, Romania Perburidava Perperikon Piroboridava Petra, fort of Maedi Petrodava (Petrodaua), located in Piatra Neamț Piroboridava (Piroboridaua) Polondava Potaissa (Patavissa), ancient Turda, Romania, also named as Patruissa Quemedava, mentioned by Procopius in DardaniaEthnic continuity in the Carpatho-Danubian area by Elemér Illyés, 1988, , page 223 Ramidava (Rhamidaua) Ratiaria Recidava Remesiana Rusidava (Rusidava) Sacidava (Sacidaba) Sagadava Salmydessos, modern Kıyıköy, residence of the Odrysae Sarmizegetusa (Sarmisegetuza), Decebalus's capital and holy place Scaidava (Skedeba) Scaptopara, of the Dentheletae tribe, modern Blagoevgrad Selymbria, modern Silivri in European TurkeyAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation, by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 465: "Megara was principal or sole founder of...Kalchedo...Selymbria...Byzantion...Astakos...Herakleia pontike and possible Olbia..." Serdica of the Serdi tribe, modern Sofia Setidava (Setidaua), mentioned by Ptolemy as a thriving settlement Seuthopolis Singidava (Singidaua) Sintica of the Sintoi tribe SubzuparaA New Classical Dictionary of Greek And Roman Biography, Mythology And Geography V2, 2006, , page 196, "Subzupara (now in Zarvi), a town in Thrace on the road from Phillipopolis to Hadrianopolis..." Sucidava (Suvidava, Sukidaua), located in Corabia, Olt County, Romania Susudava, mentioned by Ptolemy as a thriving settlement Tamasidava (Tamasidaua) Tapae, a Dacian outpost guarding Sarmisegetuza and the site of two major battles between Dacians and Romans Teichos, residence of the Odryssae Therma of the Mygdones tribe, modern Thessaloniki Thermidava, placed by Ptolemy on the Lissus-Naissus route. The toponym is most probably a misreading of a settlement which most scholars in contemporary research locate near present-day Banat, Serbia. Thynia, town of the Thyni Tibiscum Tirista (Tsirista) TranuparaThe Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, the Middle East and the Aegean World, Tenth to Eighth Centuries BC by John Boardman, I. E. S. Edwards, N. G. L. Hammond, and E. Sollberger,1982, page 876: "... proper and the southern Danube borderland, e.g. in Bessapara, Keipenapa, Tranupara; of -dita 'fortified town', found only in Thracia proper; ..." Tsierna (Dierna) Tyrida Tyrodiza Urdoviza, modern Kiten Zaldapa Zargidava (Zargidaua) Zeugma Zidava Zikideva Zimnicea, site where Alexander the Great fought the Dacians Ziridava (Ziridaua), identified archaeologically with Pecica, Arad, Romania Zisnedeva (Zisnudeva, Zisnudeba), located in Dacian Moesia Zurobara

Unknown names

Aghireșu Ardan Ardeu Arpașu de Sus Augustin Băile Tușnad Băleni-Români Bănița Bâzdâna Beidaud Bocșa Boroșneu Mic Boșorod Botfei Breaza Bretea Mureșană Bucium Căpâlna Cernat Cetățeni Cioclovina Clopotiva "Costești-Blidaru" "Costești-Cetățuie" Cotnari Coțofenii din Dos Covasna Cozia Crăsanii de Jos Crivești Crizbav Cuciulata "Cucuiș - Dealul Golu" "Cucuiș - Vârful Berianului" Cugir Cârlomănești Dalboșeț Densuș Divici Drajna de Sus Dumitrița Eliseni Feldioara "Fețele Albe" Grădiștea de Munte Iedera de Jos Feleac Jigodin Liubcova Mala Kopania Marca Mataraua Merești Moinești Monariu Monor Moșna Ocolișu Mic Odorheiu Secuiesc Olteni Orăștie Mountains Petrila Petroșani "Piatra Roșie" Pietroasa Mică Pinticu Pisculești Poiana cu Cetate Polovragi Ponor Popești (Călărași) Porumbenii Mari Praid Racoș Racu Radovanu - Gorgana I Radovanu - Jidovescu Roadeș Rovinari Rușor Sacalasău Satu Mare (Harghita) Satu Nou Sânzieni Seimeni Socol Sprâncenata Stâncești Stoina Șeica Mică Tășad Telița Teliu Tilișca Timișu de Jos Turia Unip Uroi Valea Seacă Viișoara Moșneni Zemplín Zetea

Thraco-Illyrian Chesdupara Daradapara Scupi of the Dardani tribe Sirmium

Thrace and Macedonia

Thrace, from Strymon to Nestos Amphipolis, founded by colonists from Athens AkontismaAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 856 Antisara Creston, modern Kilkis Datos, founded by colonists from ThasosAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 855: "The Thasians... they founded Krenides and Daton" Drabeskos Eion, founded by colonists from Athens Ennea Hodoi Galepsus, founded by colonists from ThasosHatzfeld, Jean. History of Ancient Greece (trans. by Andre Aymard, 1968, W.W. Norton & Co., New York), pp. 34–35. Gasoros Heraclea Sintica Krenides, founded by colonists from Thasos Mastira, mentioned by Demosthenes (341 BCE) in his "The Oration on the State of the Chersonesus". This town was unknown to the scholar Harpocration (100-200 CE), who suggests that instead of "Mastira" we should read "Bastira", a known Thracian town of that name. Myrkinos, founded by colonists from MiletusAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 782, "The Thasians are said to have colonised the Hedonian city of Myrkinos, Galepsos and Oisyme..." in 497 BC Neapolis, founded by colonists from Thasos, modern Kavala