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, northern Greece and European Turkey, it was a tribal amalgam dominated by the Odrysians that was the first large political entity to develop in the eastern Balkans.
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 king of Odrysia, a part of Thrace, during the late 4th century BC.
Athenian honorific decree for Rheboulas.