The Decree of Dionysopolis was written around 48 BC by the citizens of

Dionysopolis (today's Balchik, on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria) to Akornion,

who traveled far away in a diplomatic mission to meet somebody's farther in
Argedauon.[1] The decree, a fragmentary marble inscription, is located in the
National Historical Museum in Sofia.[2]
Inscription
The decree mentions a Dacian town named Argedauon (Ancient Greek:
), potentially Argidava or Argedava.
The stone is damaged and name was read differently by various editors and
scholars:

[ ] [] by Wilhelm Dittenberger (1898)[3]

[?] [][] by Ernst Kalinka (1905)[4]
[...] by Wilhelm Dittenberger and Friedrich Hiller (1917),
noting that the is an uncertain reading[5]
by Vasile Prvan (1923)[6]

The inscription also refers to the Dacian king Burebista, and one interpretation
is that Akornion was his chief adviser (Ancient Greek: , literally
"first friend") in Dionysopolis.[7] Other sources indicate that Akornion was sent
as an ambassador of Burebista to Pompey, to discuss an alliance against Julius
Caesar.[8]
This leads to the assumption that the mentioned Argedava was Burebista's
capital of the Dacian kingdom. This source unfortunately doesn't mention the
location of Argedava and historians opinions are split in two groups.
One school of thought, led by historians Constantin Daicoviciu and Hadrian
Daicoviciu, assume the inscription talks about Argidava and place the
potential capital of Burebista at Vrdia, Cara-Severin County, Romania. The
forms Argidava and Arcidava found in other ancient sources like Ptolemy's
Geographia (c. 150 AD) and Tabula Peutingeriana (2nd century AD), clearly
place a Dacian town with those names at this geographical location. The site
is also close to Sarmizegetusa, a later Dacian capital.
Others, led by historian Vasile Prvan and professor Radu Vulpe place
Argedava at Popeti, a district in the town of Mihileti, Giurgiu County,
Romania. Arguments include the name connection with the Arge River,
geographical position on a potential road to Dionysopolis which Akornion
followed, and most importantly the size of the archaeological discovery at
Popeti that hints to a royal palace. However no other sources seem to name
the dava discovered at Popeti, so no exact assumptions can be made about
its Dacian name.

Decretul Dionysopolis a fost scris n jurul anului 48 .Hr. de ctre cet enii
Dionysopolis (Balcic astzi, pe coasta Marii Negre din Bulgaria) la Acornion,
care a cltorit departe ntr-o misiune diplomatic pentru a satisface cuiva mai
departe n Argedauon. [1] Decretul, o inscrip ie de marmur fragmentar, se
afl n Muzeul Naional de Istorie din Sofia. [2]
Inscripie

Decretul menioneaz un ora dacic numit Argedauon (greac veche:

), potenial Arcidava sau Argedava.

Piatra este deteriorat si numele a fost citit n mod diferit de diver i editori i
savani:
[ ] [] de Wilhelm Dittenberger (1898) [3]
[?] [] [] de Ernst Kalinka (1905) [4]
[... ] de Wilhelm Dittenberger i Friedrich Hiller (1917),
menionnd c este incert lectur [5]
de Vasile Prvan (1923) [6]

Inscripia, de asemenea, se refer la regele dac Burebista, iar o singur

interpretare este c Acornion a fost consilierul su ef (greac veche:
, literalmente primul prieten). n Dionysopolis [7] Alte surse
indic faptul c Acornion a fost trimis ca ambasador al lui Burebista la
Pompei, pentru a discuta despre o alian mpotriva Julius Caesar. [8]

Acest lucru duce la presupunerea c Argedava men ionat a fost capitala

regatului dac Burebista. Aceast surs, din pcate, nu men ioneaz loca ia
Argedava i istorici opiniile sunt mprite n dou grupuri.

O coal de gndire, condus de istoricii Constantin Daicoviciu i Hadrian

Daicoviciu, presupunem discuiile despre inscrip ia Arcidava i plaseaz
potenialul capitala Burebista la Varadia, jude ul Cara -Severin, Romania.
Formele Arcidava i Arcidava gsite n alte surse antice, cum ar fi Ptolemeu
lui Geographia (c. 150 d.Hr.) i Tabula Peutingeriana (secolul al 2-lea d.Hr.),
se pune n mod clar un ora dacic cu aceste nume n aceast loca ie
geografic. Site-ul este, de asemenea, aproape de Sarmizegetusa, un capital
mai trziu dacice.

Alii, condus de istoricul Vasile Prvan i profesor loc Radu Vulpe Argedava la
Popeti, un cartier n oraul Mihileti, judeul Giurgiu, Romnia. Argumentele
includ legtura cu numele rului Arge, pozi ia geografic pe un drum
potenial pentru Dionysopolis care a urmat Acornion, i cel mai important
dimensiunea descoperirii arheologice la Pope ti, care face aluzie la un palat
regal. Cu toate acestea nu exist alte surse de par pentru a numi dava
descoperite la Popeti, astfel nct nu presupuneri exacte pot fi fcute cu
privire la numele su dacic.