Skudra

Skudra () was a province (satrapy) of the Persian Achaemenid Empire in Europe between 510s BC and 479 BC. Its name is attested in Persian and Egyptian inscriptions (an Egyptian record of c. 498–497 BC, and a list on the tomb of Darius the Great at Naqsh-e Rustam, c. 486 BC. It is believed to have comprised the lands now known as Thrace and Macedon.

Key facts

Former Subdivision.conventional_long_name: Achaemenid Thrace
Former Subdivision.era: Achaemenid era
Former Subdivision.subdivision: Satrapy
Former Subdivision.nation: the Achaemenid Empire
Former Subdivision.image_map: Western_part_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg
Former Subdivision.image_map_caption: Skudra was the westernmost territory of the Achaemenid Empire, comprising the area of Macedonia and Thrace, to the north of Greece
Former Subdivision.image_flag: Standard of Cyrus the Great (White).svg
Former Subdivision.flag: Flags of Persia
Former Subdivision.flag_type: Standard of Cyrus the Great
Former Subdivision.year_start: 513 BCE
Former Subdivision.year_end: c. 465 BCE
Former Subdivision.p1: Archaic Thrace
Former Subdivision.p2: Kingdom of Macedonia
Former Subdivision.flag_p2: Vergina Sun WIPO.svg
Former Subdivision.s1: Odrysian kingdom
Former Subdivision.flag_s1: Labrys-symbol-transparent.svg
Former Subdivision.s2: Kingdom of Macedonia
Former Subdivision.flag_s2: Vergina Sun WIPO.svg

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==Name== The Old Persian name of the province, , was derived from the Scythian endonym , from which was also derived the Akkadian and Greek names for the Scythians, respectively () and (), and ().