Thracians
The
Thracians were an
Indo-European tribe, inhabitants of
Thrace, a region to the north of
ancient Greece (currently southern
Bulgaria, northern
Greece, European
Turkey and eastern
FYR Macedonia).
They spoke Thracian language. As non-Greek speakers, they were viewed as barbarians by the Greeks.
Thracian tribes
Famous Thracians
- Burebista was a king of Dacia between 70 BC-44 BC who united under his rule Thracians in a large teritory, from today's Moravia in the West, to the Bug river (Ukraine) in the East, and from Northern Carpathians to Southern Dionysopolis.
- Orpheus, in Greek legend, was the chief representative of the art of song and playing the lyre, and of great importance in the religious history of Greece.
- Spartacus was a Thracian enslaved by the Romans, who led a large slave uprising in what is now Italy in (73 - 71 B.C.). His army of escaped gladiators and slaves defeated several Roman legions in what is known as the "Third Servile War".
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