History of Buzău

According to Romanian archaeologist Vasile Pârvan, the river Mousaios (Μουσαίος) mentioned in a letter from Ioannis Soranus, governor of Scythia Minor, to the archbishop of Caesarea Mazaca (about 400 AD) should be identified with the modern Buzău River. The document, kept in copies at the Vatican Library and San Marco Library in Venice, tells about the martyrdom of a Christian missionary by the name of Sabbas, drowned by the Goths in the river Mousaios. Beginning with the 20th century, Sabbas has been presented as the spiritual patron of the city of Buzău as well as of several local villages.

Several graves (3rd to 5th centuries) were found in Buzău, as well as coins that prove the presence of a settlement on the territory of the modern city.

Notes
  1. Petcu, 2002, pp. 23
  2. Petcu, 2002, pp. 24
  3. Petcu, 2002, pp. 27-34
  4. Petcu, 2002, pp.120
  5. Petcu, 2002, p.29
  6. Petcu, 2002, p.31
  7. Petcu, 2002, p.33
  8. Petcu, 2002, p.34
  9. Petcu, 2002, p.35
  10. Petcu, p.40
  11. Petcu, p.123
  12. Petcu, p. 124
  13. "Casele lui Caragiale" (in Romanian). Adevărul. 2002-01-30. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  14. Ştefan, pp. 58-61
  15. Petcu, pp. 63-63
  16. Petcu, pp. 75-77
  17. Petcu, p. 74
  18. Petcu, p. 94
  19. Petcu, p. 90
  20. Petcu, p. 92

References
  • Petcu, Gheorghe; Constantin Stan; Doina Ciobanu, Constanța Tănase and Doina Filoti (2002). Municipiul Buzău. Monografie (in Romanian). Buzău: Editura Alpha. ISBN 973-8054-59-1.
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