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Scythia Minor, "Lesser Scythia" (
Mikrá Skythia) was in ancient times the region surrounded by the
Danube at the north and west and the
Black Sea at the east, corresponding to today's
Dobruja, with a large part in
Romania and a smaller part in
Bulgaria.
The earliest description of the region is found in
Herodotus, who named
Scythia the region starting north of the Danube Delta. In the
2nd century BC decree of
Histria honouring Agathocles, the region already was named as Scythia, while the earliest usage of the name "Scythia Minor" (
Mikrá Skythia) is found in
Strabo's early first-century
Geography.
By the
7th century BC, several Greek colonies were built on its Black Sea shore, and the Greek reports state that the lands were inhabited by
Thracians, from which later the
Getae (Daci) tribe would branch out. During later times, the area also witnessed
Celtic and
Scythian invasions. It was part of the kingdom of
Dacia for a period, after which the region was conquered by the
Roman Empire (becoming part of the
Moesia Inferior province. During
Diocletian's reforms, it was split from Moesia as a separate province of "Scythia", being part of the Diocese of
Thrace. After the partition of the Empire in 395, the province was retained by the
Byzantine Empire. It retained the name Scythia Minor, until the region's loss during the early
7th century to the
migrating Slavs and
Bulgars. After that, the Classical name fell out of use.
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