The linguistic classification of the ancient Thracian language has long been a matter of contention and uncertainty, and there are widely varying hypotheses regarding its position among other Paleo-Ba
Golden ring (5th century BC) with inscription in Thracian: it reads (in the Greek alphabet) Rolisteneas erenea tiltean ēsko Arazea domean Tilezypta miē era zēlta, "I am Rolisteneas, a descendant of Nereneas; Tilezypta, an Arazian woman, delivered me to the ground."