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Libida
44.8544° N, 28.5905° E
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Libida or Ibida was an ancient city in Roman Moesia, later Roman Scythia Minor, today's Dobruja region of modern Romania. It is in the village of Slava Rusă.
Paleolithic
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Getic settlement
4th century BCE
Province of Moesia established
c. 6 AD
Roman conquest
27 BC
Gothic attack
4th century AD
Avar and Slavic raids
6th century AD
Kutrigur attack and Justinian reconstruction
559
Abandonment
7th century AD
First modern description
1897
Identification as Ibida
1911
Treasure discovery and naming
1916
1917 excavations
1917
Mid‑20th century research
1953
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