Ancient Treasures, Ancient Thracians » Thracian horseman http://ancient-treasure.info Ancient Treasures and History. Thracians and the ancient civilizations from 3th and 5th millennium BC. Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:06:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Thracian Horseman http://ancient-treasure.info/ancient-history-references/thracian-horseman.html http://ancient-treasure.info/ancient-history-references/thracian-horseman.html#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:06:44 +0000 http://ancient-treasure.info/?p=39 Heros /hero/ – a Thracian god of hunting, fertility, life and death, all-knowing and all-hearing god – all-god.

The cult of the Thracian horseman was widely spread during the Roman Age, which indicates a renaissance of the Thracian religion at that time – something unknown for the other peoples under Roman domination. Its figure is well known thanks to the numerous historical records from the Roman Age, 1st-4th century AD – young horseman with a spear and shield or with killed game in his hands, followed by a servant, dog and a lion. As an all-knowing and all-hearing god he was portrayed with two or three faces. Due to the mixture of various religions the Thracian horseman was often depicted as a Greek god – Apollo, Asclepius, Zeus, Dionysus, etc., and as the Old Iranian god Mithra, as well as with some of their attributes – lyre (Apollo), single snake staff (Asclepius), impressive beard (Zeus), Phrygian cap (conical cap with its top pulled forward – Mithra), etc. The image of the Thracian horseman served as a base for Christian Saint George.

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]]> http://ancient-treasure.info/ancient-history-references/thracian-horseman.html/feed 0 Thracian culture http://ancient-treasure.info/ancient-history-references/thracian-culture.html http://ancient-treasure.info/ancient-history-references/thracian-culture.html#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:05:12 +0000 http://ancient-treasure.info/?p=35 The culture of the Thracians. The iron was introduced and this was the starting point for the Thracian culture. At the end of the 12th century and beginning of the 11th century BC the usage of iron led to increased production opportunities for the Thracian community and to class differences. The potter’s wheel appeared and incited the development of the Thracian pottery which was used mainly for the everyday necessities and was flat and in different shapes to the 1st century BC. The metal mining, metal working, weaving, goldsmithing, and others grew fast. Records of the Thracian burial traditions are found in the discovered Early Thracian necropoles, tumuli and beehive tombs. The richness of the buried objects is especially meaningful and throws light on the history of the Thracian culture. Some of the beehive tombs are decorated with paintings. Bright, extremely precious examples of the Thracian culture are the treasures whose original workmanship is closely related to the Thracian life and spirit. Many votive tablets and engravings with the figure of the Thracian Horseman , connected with the Thracian religion and believes, were found in the Bulgarian lands. The Thracians were also famous for their singers and musicians. Orpheus is Thracian. The Thracian culture also enriched by the lively cultural exchange with the neighbouring peoples.

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