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Ancient Thracians

THRACIANS The name of the population that inhabited the territory between the Carpathian Mountains and Aegean region, the islands, and also regions of Anatolia, the northern coast of the Black Sea, etc. The Thracians were mentioned as allies of the Trojans in the Homer’s epic poem. Their name is also met in Cretan-Mycenaean written records.  […]

Ancient Thrace

THRACE The name of the territories inhabited by the Thracians (to the Carpathian Mountains on the north, to the Black Sea on the east, to the Aegean Sea on the south, to the Vardar River on the west).  The Thracians were mentioned as allies of the Trojans in the Homer’s epic poem. Their name is […]

King Seuthes I

SEUTHES I Thracian king 424 – about 408 BC, son of the Odrysian ruler Sparadokos and successor of Sitalces. At the time of the military operations against Macedon and Chalkidiki in 429 BC, he played a major role in the kingdom politics. After Sitalces’ death in 424 BC he demonstrated the entire might of the […]

Ancient Scythia

SCYTHIA The name of the territories north of the Black Sea with its adjoining steppe zones in the period 7th – 1st century BC. The vast territories between the Danube River delta and the Don River with the Crimea peninsula and the forest-steppe zones were inhabited by Scythians, or tribes close to them concerning their […]

Rhyton

An ancient earthen or metal vessel used in ceremonies and for drinking wine. It has a specific form – usually a horn with the end usually modeled as an animal head or torso. It was decorated with painted or carved figures. The rhyton has no stand and can’t be placed on the table as a […]