ðə fˈɜːst kˈɑːntækt ʌvðɪ aɪˈɑːsi wɪððə ɹˈoʊmənz ɪz ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌvðə lˈæɾɚz pˌɛnɪtɹˈeɪʃən tə sɛdʒˈɛstɪkə ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ɔːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks bˌiːsˈiː.
The first contact of the Iasi with the Romans is attributed to the period of the latter's penetration to Segestica in 159 or 156 BC.