Odrysian kingdom
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The Odrysian kingdom was an ancient Thracian state that thrived between the early 5th century BC and the early 3rd / late 1st century BC. Located in present-day Bulgaria, southeastern Romania, norther
Greek vase painting showing a Thracian woman with tattooed arms, c. 470 BC
A typical Odrysian elite tomb: the Zhaba Mogila tumulus near Strelcha, 5th–4th centuries BC
Gold funeral mask from the Svetitsa tumulus near Shipka, second half of the 5th century BC
A frieze from the Parthenon of Athens showing an Athenian hippeus wearing Thracian boots, a cloak and a fox-skin cap, c. 440 BC. The Athenian elite had a considerable respect for the Thracian horsemanship and emulated the Thracian dress and style of warfare.
Seuthes III
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Seuthes III was a Thracian king of Odrysia, a part of Thrace, during the late 4th century BC.
Odrysian kingdom
…were eventually conquered by the rising kingdom of Macedon under Philip II in 340 BC. A much smaller Odrysian state was revived in around 330 BC by Seuthes III, who founded a new capital named Seuthopolis that functioned until the second quarter of the 3rd century BC. After that there is little conclusive…
Bronze Head of Seuthes III from his tomb, sculpted by Silanion or one of his circle of sculptors
Athenian honorific decree for Rheboulas.