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1196:Fortresses
1133:Pleistoros
1123:Gebeleizis
854:Rubobostes
663:Albocenses
517:2023-08-09
492:2023-08-09
409:Bell, John
374:17.56; Juv
282:"hatred",
255:References
188:Persephone
73: 380
1597:Dacianism
1363:First War
1257:relations
1176:Kogaionon
1038:Belagines
1012:bracelets
994:Artifacts
905:Decebalus
887:Comosicus
875:Burebista
797:Tyragetae
762:Saldenses
712:Costoboci
128:Old Norse
122:The name
118:Etymology
1625:Category
1602:Dacology
1571:Research
1502:Alutanus
1337:Domitian
1230:Sucidava
1220:Cumidava
1215:Buridava
1210:Argidava
1158:Zalmoxis
1148:Seirenes
1138:Sabazios
1118:Dionysus
1113:Derzelas
1108:Deceneus
1088:Religion
1030:Language
1020:Clothing
881:Deceneus
849:Rhemaxos
829:Cothelas
787:Teurisci
767:Scaugdae
742:Piephigi
717:Crobidae
702:Ciaginsi
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291:Sanskrit
149:Dionysus
109:Phrygian
104:Cotyttia
75:–370 BCE
1635:Commons
1541:Culture
1507:Moesiae
1291:Warfare
1255:Foreign
1153:Silenus
1096:Deities
1001:Coinage
968:Dicomes
950:Zyraxes
893:Scorilo
737:Peukini
707:Clariae
668:Anartes
563:"Cotys"
298:Hittite
220:Eupolis
167:Artemis
139:Worship
99:Kotytto
18:Cotytto
1484:Castra
1471:Column
1464:Bridge
1458:Trajan
1428:Moesia
1355:Trajan
1280:Romans
1265:Greeks
1143:Semele
1103:Bendis
945:Rholes
922:Cotiso
844:Oroles
839:Moskon
792:Trixae
782:Terizi
772:Senses
687:Bessoi
678:Biephi
645:Tribes
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380:Catal.
368:s. vv.
287:kotora
216:Baptae
198:. The
196:Edones
192:Bendis
179:baptes
171:Cybele
163:Sicily
160:Dorian
112:Cybele
66:krater
62:Apollo
58:Bendis
1592:Books
1494:Limes
1270:Celts
1235:Davae
1128:Kotys
939:Dapyx
899:Duras
824:Coson
812:Kings
732:Moesi
727:Getae
697:Carpi
683:Bessi
673:Apuli
637:Dacia
392:βάπτω
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372:Epod.
362:Strab
301:kattu
294:śatru
280:kótos
276:Hader
269:Irish
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227:Comus
156:Italy
124:Kotys
93:Kótys
88:Κότυς
80:Kotys
43:Cotys
1305:Sica
1300:Falx
777:Suci
722:Daci
658:Aedi
649:List
540:ISBN
419:ISBN
272:cath
200:Suda
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