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Peuce Island

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society) settled on the island, apparently in the 2nd century BC, and adopted from their abode an alternative tribal name, "Peucini", used by some classical authors to cover sections of the Bastarnae tribe which had never set foot on the island.
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of 680 also took place on the Peuce Island. The battle was crucial for the creation of the
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), William Smith, LLD, Ed, Peucini
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It was to this island that in the 330s BC the West Thracian
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Peuce Island is also thought to be the birthplace of
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Historical evolution of the Danube Delta (AD 1–2015)
82:, Romania). It was about the size of the island of 306: 8: 86:. The inhabitants of the island were called 154:from 395 to 410 who is most famous for his 313: 299: 226:(Romanian & English text available). 22: 189: 7: 267: 265: 224:Information on ancient Peuke Island 352:Former populated places in Romania 285:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 172:The island disappeared during the 14: 269: 1: 111:took refuge when pursued by 51: 373: 264: 122:A portion of the powerful 97: 40: 15: 337:Islands of the Black Sea 126:tribe (probably a mixed 16:Not to be confused with 357:Romania geography stubs 142:(Alaric or Alarich; in 167:First Bulgarian Empire 31:In ancient geography, 28: 248:45.06667°N 28.75000°E 26: 176:, when the Danube's 244: /  113:Alexander the Great 347:History of Dobruja 332:Islands of Romania 253:45.06667; 28.75000 29: 294: 293: 279:Romanian location 180:changed courses. 174:Early Middle Ages 61: 49: 364: 315: 308: 301: 273: 266: 259: 258: 256: 255: 254: 249: 245: 242: 241: 240: 237: 211: 205: 199: 194: 99: 56: 54: 44: 42: 372: 371: 367: 366: 365: 363: 362: 361: 322: 321: 320: 319: 262: 252: 250: 246: 243: 238: 235: 233: 231: 230: 220: 215: 214: 206: 202: 195: 191: 186: 163:Battle of Ongal 21: 12: 11: 5: 370: 368: 360: 359: 354: 349: 344: 342:Former islands 339: 334: 324: 323: 318: 317: 310: 303: 295: 292: 291: 274: 228: 227: 219: 218:External links 216: 213: 212: 200: 188: 187: 185: 182: 178:distributaries 150:) king of the 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 369: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 329: 327: 316: 311: 309: 304: 302: 297: 296: 290: 288: 284: 281:article is a 280: 275: 272: 268: 263: 260: 257: 225: 222: 221: 217: 209: 204: 201: 198: 193: 190: 183: 181: 179: 175: 170: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 136: 133: 129: 125: 120: 118: 114: 110: 106: 101: 95: 94:Ancient Greek 91: 90: 85: 81: 80:Tulcea County 78:(present-day 77: 76:Scythia Minor 73: 69: 68:former island 65: 59: 53: 47: 38: 37:Ancient Greek 34: 25: 19: 287:expanding it 276: 261: 229: 203: 192: 171: 160: 156:sack of Rome 147: 137: 121: 102: 87: 72:Danube Delta 66:') is a 32: 30: 251: / 326:Categories 239:28°45′00″E 236:45°04′00″N 184:References 105:Triballian 152:Visigoths 124:Bastarnae 64:pine tree 46:romanized 158:in 410. 148:Alaricus 140:Alaric I 128:Germanic 98:Πευκῖνοι 89:Peucini 70:in the 60:  48::  208:Arrian 132:Celtic 109:Syrmus 84:Rhodes 277:This 144:Latin 117:Getae 107:king 74:, in 62:' 52:peúkē 41:πεύκη 33:Peuce 18:Leuke 283:stub 161:The 58:lit. 210:1.3 100:). 328:: 169:. 146:, 119:. 96:: 55:, 43:, 39:: 314:e 307:t 300:v 289:. 130:- 92:( 35:( 20:.

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Leuke

Ancient Greek
romanized
lit.
pine tree
former island
Danube Delta
Scythia Minor
Tulcea County
Rhodes
Peucini
Ancient Greek
Triballian
Syrmus
Alexander the Great
Getae
Bastarnae
Germanic
Celtic
Alaric I
Latin
Visigoths
sack of Rome
Battle of Ongal
First Bulgarian Empire
Early Middle Ages
distributaries
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), William Smith, LLD, Ed, Peucini
Arrian

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