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Adina

Adina (/ɐ̀dɨnɐ/ a-DI-na) was an ancient settlement in Scythia Minor. This settlement is currently unexcavated and thus, we lack almost any information about it, including its exact location.

It was a small Late Roman and Early Byzantine (4th-7th c. AD) settlement that was most likely inhabited until the First Bulgar Invasion into the Byzantine province of Moesia. This event displaced the indigenous Greek and Thracian population, and the province was resettled by Turkic and then later, Slavic tribes.

Map of ancient Roman and Greek settlements in Scythia Minor

The name "Adina" is itself not of Roman or Greek origin, rather it is believed by linguists to be of Thracian origin, this was not uncommon in or around the Danube, as it is known that a number of cities in Thrace and Dacia were built on or in proximity of preexisting indigenous settlements.

Most archaeologists believe that this settlement was first founded by the Krobyzoi (Greek: "Κρόβυζοι") a Geto-Thracian tribe attested by Strabo and other Greek historians.

The location of this settlement is not entirely known, as there have been no efforts to locate and excavate the site, it is known that this site is located in the vicinity of Palmatis, about 3km away.