Key Archaeological Find At Bulgaria's Veliko Turnovo (Thracians)

Sofia Echo ^ | 6-26-2006 | Colin Munro

[blam]

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[Bahbah]

Spartacus, the gladiator slave who led a rebel war against the Romans, was a Thracian.

I didn't know that.

[Buck W.]

“In the Thracians’ calendar, there are three seasons and 60 main holidays."

So I guess that explains the Thracians' fall: too many days off.

[Darksheare]

What was sad about Spartacus the Thracian: They were on the borders of his homeland, almost completely free, and they turned around to go after Rome some more.
And then he was boxed in and killed.

[blam]

"And then he was boxed in and killed."

He was boxed in because the guy he paid to transport them by sea betrayed him and 'fell in' with the Romans.

[Verginius Rufus]

One of the Roman emperors was Maximinus Thrax (the Thracian), who ruled from 235 to 238...not fondly remembered.

There's a line in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum about someone who raped Thrace thrice.

[inkling]

I nominate blam for having the most consistently interesting posts on Free Republic.

[Darksheare]

Yeah.
If he'd gone back to Thrace, he might have been able to pretty much double his army and give Rome heck on their northern borders.

[Socratic]

Thank you so much for your dedication in posting so many interesting articles about the ancient world. Although I rarely comment on them since I am limited in detailed knowledge about the subjects, I certainly appreciate the chance to learn about these subjects.

[OldCorps]

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[Nachoman]

So when did the Thracians predict the end of the world?

[starbase]

What I can't understand is why the Thracians never wanted to adopt writing, even while living all the way into the 8th century under Byzantine rule!

Maybe they thought writing was for ninnies. But being contemporaneous to the frequently writing Romans makes that difficult to believe. Perhaps they thought writing was just fad!

As a side note, I've read speculation that Dionysus was originally a Thracian god. Who knows what their culture was like, probably it was really cool.

Too bad they didn't write.

[blam]

Thanks, it's my hobby.

[SunkenCiv]

I second.

[Darksheare]

Thirded.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Pharmboy]

Philia: That's the brute who raped my country, Thrace!
Pseudolus: He raped Thrace?
Philia: And then he came and did it again! And then again!
Pseudolus: He raped Thrace thrice?

[Dustbunny]

ditto to that

[BJClinton]

Who knew Kirk Douglas was Thracian?