Pelendava

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Pelendava
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Alternative name	Pelendaua
Location	Craiova, Dolj County, Romania
Coordinates	44°18′N23°42′E / 44.30°N 23.70°E / 44.30; 23.70

Pelendava (Pelendoua, Potulatensioi,^[1]Polonda^[1]) was a Dacian town.

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Notes

1 2 Schütte, Gudmund (1917). "Ptolemy's maps of northern Europe, a reconstruction of the prototypes". The Royal Danish Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

References

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Modern

Olteanu, Sorin. "Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum - Toponyms Section". Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian and English). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

v t e Ancient Dacian cities and/or fortresses
Acidava Acmonia Aedava Aiadava Aizis Amutria Apulon Arcina Arcobadara Argedava Argidava (Arcidava) Arutela Berzobis Bregedava Brucla Buricodava Buridava Buteridava Capidava Carsidava Clepidava Cumidava Danedevae Dausdava Desudaba Diacum Dierna Dinogetia Docidava Drobeta Egeta Gatae Genucla Germisara Gildava Giridava Itadava Keiladeva Klepidaua Kuimedaba Malva (Romula) Marcodava Murideva Napoca Nentidava Oescus Patridava Patruissa Pelendava Perburidava Petrodava Pinon Piroboridava Polondava Potaissa Pulpudeva Quemedava Ramidava Ratiaria Recidava Romboses Rusidava Sacidava Sagadava Sandava Sangidaua Sarmizegetusa Regia Scaidava Setidava Singidava Sucidava Sucidava, Moesia Susudava Sykidaba Tamasidava Tapae Thermidava Tibiscum Tirista Tsierna Tyrida Utidava Zaldapa Zargidava Zeugma Zidava Zikideva Zimnicea Ziridava Zisnudeva Zucidaua Zurobara Zusidava Cities/fortresses with 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
Dacia Maps on Commons Dacian fortresses, settlements, sanctuaries and tombs (Google Earth Community post)

Dacia

Tribes (List)

Kings

Coson Cothelas Dromichaetes Moskon Oroles Rhemaxos Rubobostes Zalmodegicus
Dacian nucleus in Transylvania¹	Burebista (82/61–44 BC) Deceneus (44 BC–???) Comosicus (9 BC(?)–30s AD) Scorilo (c. 30s–70 AD) Duras (c. 69–87 AD) Decebalus (87–106 AD)
Dacian kingdom of Banat and Oltenia¹	Cotiso (c. 40–c. 9 BC)
Dacian kingdom of Dobruja¹	Dapyx (1st-century BC) Rholes Zyraxes
Dacian kingdom of Wallachia and southern Moldavia and Transylvania¹	Dicomes

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Deities	Bendis Deceneus Derzelas Dionysus Gebeleizis Kotys Pleistoros Sabazios Semele Seirenes Silenus Zalmoxis
Dacian Draco Kogaionon

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Roman Empire

Domitian	First Battle of Tapae
Trajan	First War Second Battle of Tapae Battle of Adamclisi Second War Battle of Sarmizegetusa

Roman Dacia / Free Dacians

Dacia Traiana Moesia Scythia Minor Dacia Aureliana Diocese of Dacia Dacia Mediterranea Dacia Ripensis Trajan Bridge Column Towns and cities Castra
Limes	Alutanus Moesiae Porolissensis Sarmatiae (Devil's Dykes) Transalutanus Trajan's Wall Brazda lui Novac
Culture	Daco-Roman Thraco-Roman Eastern Romance substratum

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¹ Dacian kingdoms succeeding Burebista's state and preceding Decebalus' state

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