Thracian
From ancient Balkans
Thracian refers to the ancient region of Thrace, which spanned parts of modern Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, or to its people and language.
The Thracians were an Indo-European people known to the Greeks as fierce warriors and skilled horsemen: Thracian cavalry served in Persian and Macedonian armies.
The Thracian language, now extinct, is poorly attested.
Southeastern European nation
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- RomaniaSoutheastern European nation
- MacedoniaAncient realm, modern nation
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
peninsula · mountains · Danube · Black Sea · terrain · geography · crossroads · diverse
Greek deity of wine
- OrpheusLegendary Greek musician
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- sanctuariesProtected places of refuge
- tombsChambers for the dead
frescoes · burial mounds · tumuli · mythology · polytheism · sacrifices · oracles · cults
Early metalworking civilization period
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- HerodotusAncient Greek historiographer
Xenophon · tumuli · burial mounds · gold · treasures · inscriptions · antiquity · classical
Mounted military force
- mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
- javelinsSlender athletic projectiles
- infantryGround combat troops
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
armor · helmet · shield · horsemen · raiders · Spartacus · battle · combat
Words carved into surfaces
- unclassifiedNot assigned a category
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- extinctNo longer existing
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
glosses · substrate · place names · personal names · linguistic
Bulgaria
Southeastern European nation
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- RomaniaSoutheastern European nation
- MacedoniaAncient realm, modern nation
Serbia · peninsula · mountains · Danube · Black Sea · terrain · geography · crossroads · diverse · landscape
Dionysus
Greek deity of wine
- OrpheusLegendary Greek musician
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- sanctuariesProtected places of refuge
tombs · frescoes · burial mounds · tumuli · mythology · polytheism · sacrifices · oracles · cults · festivals
Bronze Age
Early metalworking civilization period
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
Herodotus · Xenophon · tumuli · burial mounds · gold · treasures · inscriptions · antiquity · classical · Persian Wars
cavalry
Mounted military force
tactics · armor · helmet · shield · horsemen · raiders · Spartacus · battle · combat · spear
inscriptions
Words carved into surfaces
- unclassifiedNot assigned a category
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- extinctNo longer existing
fragmentary · glosses · substrate · place names · personal names · linguistic
chieftains
Leaders of clans