Alternative name | Aedeva, Aedabe, Aedeba, Aedadeba |
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Location | Bulgaria |
Coordinates | 43°44′13″N23°52′01″E / 43.737°N 23.867°E Coordinates: 43°44′13″N23°52′01″E / 43.737°N 23.867°E |
Aedava (also known as Aedeva, Aedabe, Aedeba, Aedadeba) was a Dacian settlement located south of the Danube in Moesia (present-day northern Bulgaria). [1] [2] In his De Aedificiis , the 6th century AD historian Procopius placed Aedava on the Danubian road between Augustae and Variana. [3] [4] He also mentioned that Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565) restored the damaged portion of the town defenses. [3]
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South of Danube (in what are now Bulgaria and Serbia) the names of other Dacia settlements were well known, including Aedava/Aedadeba...