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The Odrysian kingdom (/ oʊ ˈ d r ɪ ʒ ə n /; Ancient Greek: Βασίλειον Ὀδρυσῶν) was an ancient Thracian state that thrived between the early 5th century BC and the early 3rd / late 1st century BC.
The conquest of the southern part of Thrace by Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC made the Odrysian kingdom extinct for several years. After the kingdom was reestablished, it was a vassal state of Macedon for several decades under generals such as Lysimachus of the Diadochi. [citation needed] Mosaic depicting the Battle of Issus, 333 BC
Seuthes I (/ ˈ s uː ˌ θ iː z /; Ancient Greek: Σεύθης, Seuthēs) was king of the Odrysians in Thrace from 424 BC until at least 411 BC.. Seuthes was the son of Sparatocos (Sparadocus), and the grandson of Teres I.
The Odrysian kingdom (Ancient Greek, "Βασιλεία Όδρυσων") was a union of Thracian tribes that endured between the 5th century BC and the 3rd century BC. The Odrysian state was the first Thracian kingdom that acquired power in the region, by the unification [7] of many Thracian tribes under a single ruler, King Teres [8] 5th
The Odrysian Kingdom under Sitalces Bronze head of An Odrysian king, most likely Seuthes III The list below includes the known Odrysian kings of Thrace, but much of it is conjectural, based on incomplete sources, and the varying interpretation of ongoing numismatic and archaeological discoveries.
Hebryzelmis evidently succeeded Amadocus I as the chief king of Odrysian Thrace shortly after 390/389 BC, [4] and was apparently opposed by Amadocus' former protege and rival Seuthes II. Hebryzelmis appears to have gained the upper hand, and Seuthes II only retained (or regained) his own lands with the help of the Athenian general Iphicrates ...
Odrysian kingdom & Environs,431 BC. Sitalces (Sitalkes) (/ s ɪ ˈ t æ l ˌ s iː z /; Ancient Greek: Σιτάλκης; reigned 431–424 BC) was one of the kings of the Thracian Odrysian state. [1] The Suda called him Sitalcus (Σίταλκος). [2] He was the son of Teres I, and on the sudden death of his father in 431 BC succeeded to the ...
Seuthes II (Ancient Greek: Σεύθης, Seuthēs) was a ruler in the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace, attested from 405 to 387 BC. [1] While he looms large in the historical narrative thanks to his close collaboration with Xenophon, most scholars consider Seuthes II to have been a subordinate regional ruler (paradynast) and later claimant to kingship, but never the supreme king of the Odrysian state.