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Silver tetradrachm from Thrace, reign of Lysimachus, 323-281 BCE. O: Head of Alexander as Ammon-Zeus. R: Athena holding Nike.

The Thracian landscape in Rhodope in the early spring. The name of the region emerged from Rhodope, a Thracian naiad and daughter of the river Strymon. The naiads, daughters of the river gods Potamoi, were water nymphs...

Map of the Roman Empire at its maximum extent in 117 CE, under the rule of Trajan.

At the time of Philip II’s death (reign 359–336 BCE), the Kingdom of Macedon had emerged as the dominant power in the Hellenic world. Through sustained military...

A map of the regions of ancient Anatolia, circa 500 BC. Greek settlement areas are noted in italics.

The map shows the position of Triballian territory on Balkan Peninsula between the 4th century BCE and Celtic invasion of 279 BCE, when the Triballi tribe was pushed further east. The Triballi were a Thracian tribe...

A map showing the expansion of Macedon, around the time of the Peloponnesian War, between 431 - 336 BC.

A Thracian gold pectoral. From a king's tomb at Dalboki, Bulgaria. 500-400 BCE. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)

National Archaeological Museum of Sofia, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August, 2024. The central hall of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Housed in the former Büyük Mosque...

The Byzantine Empire existed from 330 to 1453. It is often called the Eastern Roman Empire or simply Byzantium. The Byzantine capital was founded at Constantinople by Constantine I (r. 306-337). The Byzantine Empire varied in...