List of Thracian tribes

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The following list contains, analogously to the list of Celtic tribes , or the list of ancient Iranian tribes , the approx. 90 tribes of the Thracians (still incomplete), which were known to the ancient authors.

  1. Akrokomai (acrocomai)
  2. Agriani (West Thracia , between the Hemus and Rhodope Mountains )
  3. Apsinthi (on the Aegean Sea , city of Apsynthus )
  4. Asti (Asten) - (between the Strandzha and Hämus mountains, city of Cypsella )
  5. Bastarni ( Bastarner , also Peukiner ) an East Germanic tribe ( i.e. no Thracians), in Moldova , after Tacitus in the Carpathians, besieged Olbia
  6. Beni (benni) - (on the Hebros River )
  7. Besi (Bessen, Besser) - (City of Bessapara , Uskudama, southern Rhodopes ) Upper reaches of the Mariza (Hebros), near Plovdiv a . Pazardzhik
  8. Bizalti (Bisalten) - (on the lower reaches of the Strymon , up to the Hellespont )
  9. Bistones (Bistoner, Bistonen) - (on the Aegean Sea, between the rivers Mesta ( Nestos ) and Hebros)
  10. Bithynier - (in Bithynia, Asia Minor, see also: Thynen , Tini)
  11. Brigi (Brygi) - (Remains of the Phrygi in South Macedonia, who moved from here to Asia Minor, possibly not thrak.)
  12. Brizi
  13. Carpii - Dacians who lived east of the Roman province of Dacia .
  14. Bottiaier - originally on the bay of Therme (Thermaischer Gulf) near Thessaloníki , since the 7th century BC. BC in Chalkidiki , founded Olynth
  15. Dacians - the largest and northernmost Thracian tribe
  16. Denteleti (danthaletai, Danthaleten) - (on the upper reaches of the Strymon, in today's south-west Bulgaria, near Kyustendil )
  17. Dengeri
  18. Deroni - (in southwest Thrace)
  19. Derzai (dersai) - (on the north coast of the Aegean Sea)
  20. Diji (in the Rhodopa Mountains )
  21. Diobesi (hill tribe)
  22. Dolonci (Dolonker) (descended from the Bithyni and Thyni , Gallipoli Peninsula )
  23. Drozi (between the Mesta and Hebyr rivers to the Aegean Sea)
  24. Edoni ( Edonen , edoni , city Amphipolis , Southwest Thrace u. Macedonia see also :: Lycurgus , King of edoni)
  25. Eleti
  26. Eneti (veneti) - (probably Illyrian tribe between the Dardani and Tribali , emigrated to Asia Minor, where they founded the Paphlagoni tribe , see also: Veneter (Adria) )
  27. Geti (Getai) - (in northeast Thrace, on both sides of the Danube,related to the Dacians )
  28. Hipsalti
  29. Iskites (probably an old Turkic people)
  30. Ismari (Ismarier = Kikonen, according to Ovid around the ancient Maroneia / Ismarios, between Strymon and Mesta )
  31. Kaeleti (koeleti) - (on the Hebros river to the Aegean Sea)
  32. Kaeni (caeni) - (near Cypsella , on the Black Sea)
  33. Kabileti (kabyleti) - (City of Cabyle , Kabyle near Jambol )
  34. Kabiri (kaberoi) - (on the island of Samothrace , also mythical, cult on Lemnos , see also: Aeschylus )
  35. Karbilezi
  36. Kari (Karer) - (lived in what is now northeastern Bulgaria, emigrated to Asia Minor and founded the province of Karia )
  37. Kaukauni
  38. Kikoni (cicones, Kikonen, Kykonnen, Kikkonen) - (on the Hellespont , between the rivers Mesta and Hebros , port city of Ismaros , allied with the Trojans, they stop Odysseus on his departure from Troy )
  39. Koilaleti
  40. Koreli (korali) (near Cypsella , eastern part of the Haemus Mountains)
  41. Korpiali (corpilli) - (on the Propontis to the Bosporus )
  42. Krestoni (Krestonen) - (North Aegean coast to the Hellespont, between Strymon and Axios )
  43. Krobyzen (in Moesia , Northwest Thrace)
  44. Laiai (on the Strymon River )
  45. Liki
  46. Maduateni (at Cypsella )
  47. Magneti ( Magneter ) - inhabited the Thessaly Peninsula Magnesia (Thessaly)
  48. Maioni ( see also: Maioten = Sarmatian tribe)
  49. Medi (maedi) - (Southwest Thrace, on the Strymon River )
  50. Melanditi ( Melandites )
  51. Migdoni (mygdoni) - (between the cities of Pella and Amphipolis , the rivers Strymon and Axios (Echedorus), Migdon was also a pre-king in Phrygia, around 1200 BC)
  52. Moesi - (Northwest Thrace, Moesia between the Hemus Mountains and the Danube )
  53. Myser - (northwest of Asia Minor ). Narrated by Herodotus and Strabo
  54. Nipsäi (Nipsäer, Nipsier) - thrak. Tribe, neighbors Messembrias / Nessebar and eastern Balkan.
  55. Odrisi (or Uscudama ) - (Eastern Rhodopes, around Adrianopolis , on the rivers Arda , Tonsos , Hebros , Nestos , Strymon and Erkene ) founded around 470 BC. The kingdom of Odrysen
  56. Odomanti ( odomanti ) - Thracian. Trunk on the lower reaches of the Strymon
  57. Paioni (paeoni) - (Peons, between Western Thrace and Illyria , on the Axios river, probably Illyrian, partly mixed with Thracians, was expelled or assimilated by the Macedonians)
  58. Paiopler - also further north
  59. Paiti (on the Aegean Sea, eastern neighbors of the Bistoni)
  60. Paphlagoni (Paphlagonia in Asia Minor, part of Phrygia descendants of the Eneti )
  61. Peukiner ( see Bastarni, Moldova , later south of the Danube)
  62. Phragondi (between the Strymon and Nestos )
  63. Phrygi
  64. Prianti
  65. Pirogeri (pyrogeri)
  66. Pierer (Pierier, Pierien, Pieria -Thraker) - thrak. Tribe in South Macedonia around Mount Olympus and Pierus Mountain, home of Orpheus and the Muses , south of the Pieria Mountains (previously inhabited by Pelasgern). Founded the Polis Dion at the north foot of the Olympus massif. Their first guide was Pieros .
  67. Sabii (sabis)
  68. Samai (east of the Hebros River )
  69. Sapai (saepai) - (between the cities of Abdera and Adrianopolis )
  70. Satri ( Satren ) - (in the South Rhodope Mountains, Pangaion Mountains to the Aegean coast)
  71. Seleti (selleti) - (Northeast Thrace, between the Hemus Mountains and the Panysos River )
  72. Serdi (sardi) - (Serden in today's Sofia Valley, city of Serdica , see also: Sardis in Lydia )
  73. Sigini (syginni) - (in the northwest, north of the Danube)
  74. Sinthi (neighbors of the Paioni )
  75. Skordiski (Skordisker) (own Celts in Moesia , neighbors of the Moesians )
  76. Synthi (saii) - (on the islands of Lemnos and Chalkidike / Sinthonia, possibly the Iranian Saii )
  77. Thasites , (on the island of Thassos and the opposite mainland, see also: Thasitic Peraia )
  78. Terici (in the northeast)
  79. Tini (thyni, Thynier) - (around Salmydessos , between Byzanthion and İzmit , on the Strymon river, she migrated to Asia Minor in the 8th century BC, where she founded Bithynia , see also Bitini )
  80. Tranipsi ( Tranipsen )
  81. Trauzeri (in the South Rhodope Mountains)
  82. Treri (Western Thrace, on the Iskyr / Oescus River , near Serdica )
  83. Tribali (triballi, Triballer) - (first they lived on the upper reaches of the Margus river ( Morava ), later in the northwest of Thrace, in Moesia between the rivers Margus and Istros )
  84. Trilatai (Western Thrace, on the Iskyr River , Oescus)
  85. Tyragetae ( Geten , along the Tyras / Dniester River )
  86. Uekri
  87. Usdicezi (northeast of the Beni tribe , up to the Haemus Mountains)
  88. Veneti = Eneti
  89. Vitini (in northwestern Anatolia )

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Herodotus 1,171,6.
  2. ↑ Strabo 12,4,4.