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481:2023-08-09
398:Bell, John
363:17.56; Juv
271:"hatred",
244:References
177:Persephone
62: 380
1586:Dacianism
1352:First War
1246:relations
1165:Kogaionon
1027:Belagines
1001:bracelets
983:Artifacts
894:Decebalus
876:Comosicus
864:Burebista
786:Tyragetae
751:Saldenses
701:Costoboci
117:Old Norse
111:The name
107:Etymology
1614:Category
1591:Dacology
1560:Research
1491:Alutanus
1326:Domitian
1219:Sucidava
1209:Cumidava
1204:Buridava
1199:Argidava
1147:Zalmoxis
1137:Seirenes
1127:Sabazios
1107:Dionysus
1102:Derzelas
1097:Deceneus
1077:Religion
1019:Language
1009:Clothing
870:Deceneus
838:Rhemaxos
818:Cothelas
776:Teurisci
756:Scaugdae
731:Piephigi
706:Crobidae
691:Ciaginsi
523:(1989).
400:(2003).
331:(1894).
280:Sanskrit
138:Dionysus
98:Phrygian
93:Cotyttia
64:–370 BCE
1624:Commons
1530:Culture
1496:Moesiae
1280:Warfare
1244:Foreign
1142:Silenus
1085:Deities
990:Coinage
957:Dicomes
939:Zyraxes
882:Scorilo
726:Peukini
696:Clariae
657:Anartes
552:"Cotys"
287:Hittite
209:Eupolis
156:Artemis
128:Worship
88:Kotytto
1473:Castra
1460:Column
1453:Bridge
1447:Trajan
1417:Moesia
1344:Trajan
1269:Romans
1254:Greeks
1132:Semele
1092:Bendis
934:Rholes
911:Cotiso
833:Oroles
828:Moskon
781:Trixae
771:Terizi
761:Senses
676:Bessoi
667:Biephi
634:Tribes
531:
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369:Catal.
357:s. vv.
276:kotora
205:Baptae
187:. The
185:Edones
181:Bendis
168:baptes
160:Cybele
152:Sicily
149:Dorian
101:Cybele
55:krater
51:Apollo
47:Bendis
1581:Books
1483:Limes
1259:Celts
1224:Davae
1117:Kotys
928:Dapyx
888:Duras
813:Coson
801:Kings
721:Moesi
716:Getae
686:Carpi
672:Bessi
662:Apuli
626:Dacia
381:βάπτω
371:5.19.
361:Epod.
351:Strab
290:kattu
283:śatru
269:kótos
265:Hader
258:Irish
218:" by
216:Comus
145:Italy
113:Kotys
82:Kótys
77:Κότυς
69:Kotys
32:Cotys
1294:Sica
1289:Falx
766:Suci
711:Daci
647:Aedi
638:List
529:ISBN
408:ISBN
261:cath
189:Suda
147:and
121:Höðr
36:Koty
1182:and
207:by
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