Getae

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The Getae or Getai (/ˈɡɛtiː/ or /ˈdʒiːtiː/,^[1] singular Getan) were a large nation who inhabited the regions to either side of the Lower Danube in what is today northern Bulgaria and southern Romania, throughout much of Classical Antiquity. The main source of information about the Getae are Greek and Roman chroniclers that write that the Getae were closely related to the neighbouring Thracians to the south, and Dacians to the north. Cassius Dio writes that the Getae are the same people as the Dacians, Getae being the Greek name for the Dacians.^[2] Modern scholars continue to debate the details of these relationships.

The Getae first appear in historical records as fierce opponents of the Persian invasion in 513 BC, as described by the early Greek historian Herodotus. They faded out of historical records during the Roman empire, when many appear to have become Romans while others north of the Danube were gradually overwhelmed by other peoples moving from the north and east towards the Roman frontier.