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Getae
Getae meaning
A Dacian tribe inhabiting the regions of the lower Danube.
Example sentences (6)
According to Georgiev, the language spoken by the Getae should be classified as "Daco-Moesian" and regarded as quite distinct from Thracian.
A lot of historical data of Dacians and Getae were wrongly attributed to Goths.
At its peak, the Getae kingdom reportedly was able to muster 200,000 warriors.
Controversy Several Romanian and American historians wrote about Jordanes' error when considering that Getae were Goths.
Support for the Daco-Moesian theory can be found in Dio, who confirms that the Moesians and Getae on the south bank of the Danube were Dacians.
There is controversy about whether the Getae were Dacian or Thracian speakers and whether those two languages were similar.