Thrace
Spartacus's homeland region
Thrace is a historical region in southeastern Europe, now divided among Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
In ancient times it was home to warlike tribes the Greeks considered barbaric.
The Thracians were renowned horsemen and warriors—Spartacus was Thracian.
The region appears throughout Greek mythology and classical literature: the wild hills of Thrace.
Rebel gladiator of antiquity
- OrpheusLegendary Greek musician
- DionysusGreek deity of wine
- Philip IIAncient Macedonian ruler
- Alexander the GreatMacedonian empire builder
Legendary Greek musician
- DionysusGreek deity of wine
- RhesusAsian monkey genus
- EurydiceMythical wife reclaimed, then lost
- mystery cultsSecret ancient religious groups
ecstatic worship · oracle · chthonic · shamanism · immortality · reincarnation · sacred rites
Southeastern European nation
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- TurkeyTranscontinental Eurasian republic
- Black SeaLandlocked sea near Caucasus
- Aegean SeaEastern Mediterranean basin
Historic Turkish metropolis
- Byzantine EmpireMedieval eastern Roman state
- population exchangeOrganized reciprocal mass resettlement
- Treaty of Lausanne1923 accord defining Turkey
- janissariesOttoman professional foot soldiers
Spartacus
Rebel gladiator of antiquity
Alexander the Great · Persian Wars · Herodotus · Thucydides · Xerxes
Orpheus
Legendary Greek musician
mystery cults · ecstatic worship · oracle · chthonic · shamanism · immortality · reincarnation · sacred rites
Bulgaria
Southeastern European nation
Constantinople
Historic Turkish metropolis
- Byzantine EmpireMedieval eastern Roman state
- population exchangeOrganized reciprocal mass resettlement
- Treaty of Lausanne1923 accord defining Turkey
- Byzantine Themestheme, Cappadocia, Hellas, Peloponnese, Sicily
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- Greek placesAthens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Crete, Rhodes
- turkeyIstanbul, Ankara, turkey breast, turkey leg, Anatolia
- BulgariaSofia, Bulgarian, Bulgarians, lev, oblast
- Byzantine EmpireConstantinople, Byzantine Empire, Anatolia, Theodora, Asia Minor
ThraceGreece
Balkan peninsula nation
Bulgaria · Turkey · nation-state · European Union · Catalonia