Mangalia Constanta Romania

…near the mouth of the Danube at Callatis (present-day Mangalia), and at …

Greeks before the seventh century BCE had founded trading colonies on the coast of the Black Sea at Istria, near the mouth of the Danube at Callatis (present-day Mangalia), and at Tomi (present-day Constanta).

Greek culture also makes a deep impression on the seacoast and riverbank Thraco-Getian villages, where the way of life develops more rapidly than in less accessible areas.

Toward the end of the seventh century BCE, wheel-formed pottery begins replacing crude hand-modeled ware in the coastal region.

The use of Greek and Macedonian coins spreads through the area, and the Thraco-Getae exchange grain, cattle, fish, honey, and slaves with the Greeks for oils, wines, precious materials, jewelry, and high-quality pottery.

By the sixth century BCE, this trade is affording the Thraco-Getian ruling class many luxuries.