Who were the Getae?
Q: Who were the Getae?
A: The Getae were Thracian tribes who lived in the region south of the Lower Danube, which is now northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower Danube, in Romania.
Q: What language did the Getae speak?
A: The Getae spoke the ancient Thracian language like their neighbors, the Dacians.
Q: Was the Getae tribe only located in one region?
A: No, there was also a branch of Tyragetae on the Dniester River, and two tribes of Massagetae and Thyssagetae in Scythia.
Q: Did the Greeks and Romans give the Getae their name?
A: Yes, the Greeks and Romans are the ones who gave the Getae their name.
Q: Did historians of the 4th to 6th centuries AD refer to the Goths as Getae?
A: Yes, historians of the 4th to 6th centuries AD referred to the Goths, who then lived in the same area north of the Danube, as Getae.
Q: In what modern-day countries did the Getae live?
A: The Getae lived in what is now northern Bulgaria and north of the Lower Danube in Romania.
Q: What other tribes were located in the same area as the Getae?
A: There was a branch of Tyragetae on the Dniester River and two tribes of Massagetae and Thyssagetae in Scythia.
