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Thracians 700bc-46ad

By Angus McBride , Christopher Webber

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2001
ISBN
1841763292, 9781841763293
Open Library ID
OL8922296M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (34051937 bytes)
Series
Men At Arms 360
Pages
48\51
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Throughout the three centuries before Christ many hundreds of thousands of Thracians, in more than 40 tribes, occupied the area between northern Greece, southern Russia and north-west Turkey. Skilled horsemen, masters of light infantry fighting in broken terrain, and renowned for their ferocity, the Thracians were feared by even the greatest of their contemporaries, who were eager to employ them as mercenaries. After surviving invasions by the Persians, Greeks, Macedonians and Celts, the Thracians were finally conquered by Rome in AD 46. This concise but lavishly illustrated study of their history and material culture includes the results of the latest archaeological research, notably some remarkable tomb paintings.

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