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Later Thracians became more or less civilized under the Greek influence, and even established their own kingdom in southern Bulgaria in the 5th century BC. Some Thracians migrated into Asia Minor and established there a kingdom named Viphynia. Then Thrace became successively a Macedonian, Roman, and Byzantine province, while its northern parts, populated by Dacians, were kept by nomads from Asia. The language is known from a few inscriptions written in Greek alphabet both in Thrace and in Asia Minor (the so-called Mysian inscriptions), and mostly by words given in Greek manuals. 3
Eccezion made for the painters, the scultori and sure spheres of the folclore, today a civilization without an own writing seems unthinkable. At that time, in Europe, solos Greek and the Roman had own writings. Draft above all of objects of the artistic handicraft that sometimes are incredibly beautiful and graceful. In the second place the written ones of the Greek antichi and roman. Unfortunately these most precious ones given of author comes supplied from forestieri for which the Thrace nature is rather incomprensibile and in sure cases quite hostile (the Thracians were masters of the martial art and often the Greek neighbors won in battle). And in third place - these data are between most debatable - single reasons and elements of the folclore and some ancient Bulgarian customs. 2
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Among the deities they honoured was the so-called Thracian Horseman, a horseman-hunter depicted on stone slabs. The cult for him was so powerful that it was continued and developed into the image of Christian Saint George. 6
Between Magic and Religion represents a radical rethinking of traditional distinctions involving the term religion in the ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the seventeenth century. The title indicates the fluidity of such concepts as religion and magic, highlighting the wide variety of meanings evoked by these shifting terms from ancient to modern times. The contributors put these meanings to the test, applying a wide range of methods in exploring the many varieties of available historical, archaeological, iconographical, and literary evidence. No reader will ever think of magic and religion the same way after reading through the findings presented in this book. Both terms emerge in a new light, with broader applications and deeper meanings. 1
In conclusion the Thracians were one of the most interesting warrior peoples in antiquity. Feared for their fighting ability, renowned for their art, the Thracians are an interesting people to study. 5
The most popular in the Thracian religious doctrine was the mythical singer and spiritual teacher Orpheus. He had been an unsurpassed musician, and even the wild beasts listened in to his music. Another legend has it that he had descended in the Underworld, in search of his beloved Euridice. He could not restrain from looking at her, while they were on their way out, and thus he lost her forever. The legendary Orpheus became part of the mythology of the ancient Greeks (the myth about the campaign of the Argonauts); he was often a character in the plays of the Old Greek playwrights. 7
When the Persian king Darius invaded Thrace he conquered a large part of their land, but didn’t succeed in bringing the warlike Odrysian tribe under Persian rule. Later, all the Thracians were forced to participate in king Xerxes’ campaign against Hellas, but when the Persians were defeated, the Odrysians formed a large, powerful and rich in resources state, which was said to have even maintained an army of 150,000 men ! During that time, the first “civilized” Odrysian kingdom was established in south-eastern Thrace. Most Thracian Kings mentioned in ancient texts, were of Odrysian origin. This tribe had established very good relations with Athens since the 5th century BC and was eventually civillized and “hellenised”. 4
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