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Scythia Minor, "Lesser Scythia" (Greek: Μικρά Σκυθία, ''Mikrá Scythia'') was in ancient times the region surrounded by the Danube at the north and west and the Black Sea at the east, corresponding to today's Dobruja , with a large part in Romania and a smaller part in Bulgaria . The earliest description of the region is found in Herodotus , who named Scythia the region starting north of the Danube Delta. In the 2nd Century BC decree of Histria honouring Agathocles, the region already was named as Scythia, while the earliest usage of the name "Scythia Minor" (''Mikrá Scythia'') is found in Strabo 's early first-century ''Geography''. Scythia Minor was inhabited in early times by Dacia ns and Celt s and later invaded by Scythia ns. By the 7th Century BC , several Greek colonies were built on its Black Sea shore. The region was conquered by the Roman Empire (becoming part of the Moesia Inferior province, being eventually split from Moesia as "Scythia" province, later being part of the Diocese of Thracia ), then passed to the Byzantine Empire , still retaining its name Scythia Minor. As the region was lost during the Migration Period to the migrating peoples from the 4th century AD, the Classical name fell out of use. SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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