Concerning those Getae...

[Nicator]

Hello fellow Pothosians,
Arrian provides a list of tribes going (as the footnote says) from west to east along the Danube according to the 2nd century, not according to the actual names as they would have existed in ATG's day. Does anyone know the names as they were then?
Later Nicator

[beausefaless]

Another tough question by Nicator! Beside the Getae and the Tiballians I can't locate any info on the names of the tribes along the Danube at the time of Alexander's campaigns in that part of the world but I dedicate this following thread to Marcus when he had question with Alexander training with the phalanx:
Armed with only a dagger and hunting spear, and clad in animal skins, the Triballians had no stomach for direct confrontation with the highly organized Macedonian phalanx. To this end, the Triballians took up a defensive position in the high ground in front of Mt Haemus. Building a rampart, their plan was to send a barrage of chariots and wagons down the slope, crashing into the dense phalanx. During the ensuing disruption, they would descent upon the Macedonians, their shorter weapons better suited for close in melee.Knowing of this plan, Alexander ordered the phalanx to open lanes where the cascading wagons could pass without incident. Those that could not get out of the way were assume a tortoise position behind their shields, interlocking them with others to form an impregnable shell. The wagons and chariots thus passed through without incident, not a single Macedonian was harmed in the assault. Now it was time for Alexander to take the offensive. Archers were dispatched on the right flank to rain arrows upon the defenders. Alexander took a contingent of hypaspists and Agrianians to attack the left flank. The phalanx closed in the center, quickly dispersing the Triballian defenders, killing some 1500 of the enemy.Alexander then made for the Danube to end the Thracian threat. Upon crossing the Lyginus River, the Triballians circled behind and attempted to secure the passes in Alexander's rear. Alexander countermarched, catching the Triballians along the bank of the Lyginus. Once again, the barbarians held the high ground and forests, making a direct assault a difficult proposition. Alexander commanded the phalanx himself, deploying his archers and light troops in front to draw the Triballians from their secure positions. The light troops were easily routed, the overconfident Triballians giving chase. Philotas, at the head of the cavalry, fell upon the Thracian right, Heraclides and Sopolis bringing more calvary to bear on their left. Alexander engaged with the phalanx in the center, and the Triballian army was again routed. Three thousand Triballians were killed while Alexander suffered a loss of only fifty men.

[Nicator]

"Alexander took a contingent of hypaspists and Agrianians to attack the left flank." I thought the Agrianians were acquired right after Shipka? Originally, I wrote the Agrianians into the skirmish, but then after a careful read had to remove them...is the Penguin book faulty here?Nicator