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Odrysian kingdom

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union of Thracian tribes and kingdoms (5th century BC to 1st century AD)

Key facts

Capital
Odrysa (possibly Edirne , Turkey), ( c. 480–330 BC) , Seuthopolis ( Kazanlak , Bulgaria), ( c. 330–250 BC)
Common languages
Thracian , Greek (used in writing and among trade and administration)
Religion
Thracian polytheism
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Classical antiquity
Foundation
c. 480 BC
Conquest by philip ii of macedon
340 BC
Rebellion of seuthes iii
c. 325
Destruction of seuthopolis
c. 250
Conquest of odrysian heartlands by the s
c. 30 BC
Total
160,000 km (62,000 sq mi)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
confederation
Continent
Europe
Official language
Thracian
Followed by
Thracia
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Commons category
Odrysian kingdom
inception
0460-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0046-00-00
topic's main category
Category:Odrysian kingdom
native label
Βασίλειον Ὀδρυσῶν
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofBulgaria Greece Turkey Romania

The Odrysian kingdom (/oʊˈdrɪʒən/; Ancient Greek: Βασίλειον Ὀδρυσῶν), also known as Odrysia, 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 Dobruja), northeastern 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odrysian kingdom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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