Thracians
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The Thracians were an Indo-European–speaking people who inhabited large parts of Southeast Europe in ancient history. Thracians resided mainly in Southeast Europe in modern-day Bulgaria, Romania, Nort
Bronze head of Seuthes III from his tomb
Thracian armor from the Odrysian kingdom, 4th century BC
Ares the god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera.
Illustration of 5th–4th century BC Thracian peltast
Dacians
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The Dacians were the ancient Indo-European speaking inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia, located in the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea. They are often considered
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…under the single ethnonym of "Thracians". The Thracian culture emerged during the early Bronze Age, which began about 3500 BC. From it, the Getae, the Dacians and other regional tribal groups also developed. Historical and archaeological records indicate that the Thracian culture flourished in the 3rd and 2nd…
Roman head of a Dacian of the type known from Trajan's Forum, AD 120–130, marble, on 18th-century bust
Two of the eight marble statues of Dacian warriors surmounting the Arch of Constantine in Rome.
Dacian Draco from Trajan's Column
Dacian cast in Pushkin Museum, after original in Lateran Museum. Early second century AD.