THRACIAN RIDER. The so-called Thracian Rider, a demigod who was the focus of a cult in ancient Thrace, is known principally from sculptures and inscriptions dating from the fourth century BCE to the early fourth century CE. In Greek and Latin...

THRACIAN RELIGION. In ancient Greece the name Thrakes referred to most of the inhabitants of the northeastern Balkan Peninsula. Their neighbors to the east were the Scythians; to the west the Pannonians, Dalmatians, and Illyrians; to the north the...

The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes who spoke the Thracian language - a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family. Those peoples inhabited the Eastern, Central and Southern part of the Balkan peninsula, as well...

JAN BOUZEK. Studia Hercynia IX, Part I: Thracians and their Neighbours: their Destiny, Art and Heritage. Part II: Reports. 276 pages, 109 figures, 39 plates. 2004. Prague: Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University/Czech Society of Archaeology; ISSN 1212-5865-9 paperback. Jan Bouzek has...

The treasures of the ancient Thracian empire are being uncovered in Bulgaria, prompting a race between archaeologists and looters over their possession. Last month, archaeologists unearthed 20,000 Thracian ornaments including a gold and platinum dagger, still sharp despite being more than 5,000 years...