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The modern boundaries of Thrace in Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey The physical–geographical boundaries of Thrace: the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Rhodope Mountains (highlighted) and the Bosporus The Roman province of Thrace c. 200 AD The Byzantine thema of Thrace Map of Ancient Thrace made by Abraham Ortelius in 1585, stating both the names Thrace and Europe Thrace and the Thracian ...
Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled 117–38), showing the imperial province of Thracia in southeastern Europe The Roman diocese of Thraciae. Thracia or Thrace (Ancient Greek: Θρᾴκη, romanized: Thrakē) is the ancient name given to the southeastern Balkan region, the land inhabited by the Thracians.
After the Third Macedonian War, Thrace acknowledged Roman authority. The client state of Thracia comprised several tribes. [citation needed] The province of Thracia within the Roman Empire, c. 116 AD. The next century and a half saw the slow development of Thracia into a permanent Roman client state.
This is a list of several important Thraco-Roman individuals: Maximinus Thrax, Roman emperor from 235 to 238. His nickname "Thrax" which means "Thracian" is due to his origins. Regalianus, Roman general and imperial usurper. Aureolus, Roman military commander and imperial usurper. Galerius, Roman emperor from 305 to 311.
Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" (c. 173 – 238) was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. Born of Thracian origin – given the nickname Thrax ("the Thracian") – he rose up through the military ranks, ultimately holding high command in the army of the Rhine under Emperor Severus Alexander.
While in 181, Philip was still climbing the Haemus in northern Thrace, [135] his Thracian empire collapsed with his death two years later. [ 137 ] Between 171 and 168, Philip's heir Perseus engaged the Roman Republic in the Third Macedonian War .
This article lists kings of Thrace and Dacia, and includes Thracian, Paeonian, Celtic, Dacian, Scythian, Persian or Ancient Greek rulers up to the point of its fall to the Roman Empire, with a few figures from Greek mythology.
Philippopolis became part of the Roman Empire and capital of the Roman province of Thracia. According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Philippopolis had a population of 100,000 in the Roman period. [2] Philippopolis was in a fertile region on the banks of the Maritsa River (the ancient Hebrus).