List of ancient tribes in Thrace and Dacia
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This is a list of ancient tribes in Thrace and Dacia including possibly or partly Thracian or Dacian
tribes, and non-Thracian or non-Dacian tribes that inhabited the lands known as Thrace
and Dacia
. A great number of Ancient Greek tribes lived in these regions as well, albeit in the Greek colonies.
are not indeed historical.
Thraco-Illyrian
Dacians
The Dacians were an Indo-European people, very close or part of the Thracians. Dacians were the ancient inhabitants of Dacia...
tribes, and non-Thracian or non-Dacian tribes that inhabited the lands known as Thrace
Thrace
Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...
and Dacia
Dacia
In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
. A great number of Ancient Greek tribes lived in these regions as well, albeit in the Greek colonies.
Thracian
We must note that certain tribes and subdivisions of tribes were named differently by ancient writers but modern research points out that these were in fact the same tribe. The name Thracians itself seems to be a Greek exonym and we have no way of knowing what the Thracians called themselves. Also certain tribes mentioned by HomerHomer
In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
are not indeed historical.
- Apsynthii, they sacrificed Oeobazus
- Astae, they appear in the 2nd century BC to 1st century BC
- Beni
- BessiBessiThe Bessi were an independent Thracian tribe who lived in a territory ranging from Moesia to Mount Rhodope in southern Thrace, but are often mentioned as dwelling about Haemus, the mountain range that separates Moesia from Thrace and from Mount Rhodope to the northern part of Hebrus...
- BisaltaeBisaltaeThe Bisaltae were a Thracian people on the lower Strymon river, who gave their name to Bisaltia, the district between Amphipolis and Heraclea Sintica on the east and Crestonice on the west...
- Bistones
- BithyniBithyniThe Bithyni were a Thracian tribe who, along with the Thyni, migrated to Bithynia in Anatolia - a region which they gave their name to. Herodotus, Xenophon and Strabo all assert that the Bithyni and Thyni settled together in what would be known as Bithynia and Thynia...
or Bythini, migrated to Asia minor - BrenaeBrenaeBrenae is the name of a Thracian tribe that was located above the Corpili....
- CrousiCrousiCrousi is the name of a Thracian tribe. They are mentioned by Dionysius of Halicarnassus....
- CebreniiCebreniiCebrenii is the name of a Thracian tribe, they are mentioned by Polyaenus and Strabo....
- Coelaletae
- Dersaei
- Edones
- Dentheletae
- Digeri
- DiiDiiThe Dii were an independent Thracian tribe, swordsmen, who lived among the foothills of Mount Rhodope in Thrace. They often joined the ranks of organized armies as mercenaries or volunteers...
- DiobesiDiobesiDiobesi is the name of a Thracian tribe. They are mentioned by Pliny the Elder....
- DolonciDolonciDolonci or Dolonki is the name of a Thracian tribe in Thracian Chersonese. They are mentioned by Herodotus....
- Kainoi
- Kikones, mentioned by HomerHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
in OdysseyOdysseyThe Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature... - Coreli
- Corpili
- Krestones
- KrobyzoiKrobyzoiKrobyzoi is the name of a Thracian, Getae or Dacian tribe.- See also :* List of Dacian tribes* List of Thracian tribes* List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia...
, perhaps GetaeGetaeThe Getae was the name given by the Greeks to several Thracian tribes that occupied the regions south of the Lower Danube, in what is today northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower Danube, in Romania... - Maduateni
- MaediMaediThe Maedi , were a Thracian or Illyrian tribe, which in historic times, occupied the area between Paionia and Thrace, on the southwestern fringes of Thrace, along the middle course of the Strymon, between the Kresna Gorge and the Rupel Pass...
- MaedoBythini, MaediMaediThe Maedi , were a Thracian or Illyrian tribe, which in historic times, occupied the area between Paionia and Thrace, on the southwestern fringes of Thrace, along the middle course of the Strymon, between the Kresna Gorge and the Rupel Pass...
that migrated to Asia minor - Melanditae
- MelanophagiMelanophagiMelanophagi is the name of a Thracian tribe....
- Nipsaei
- OdrysaeOdrysian kingdomThe Odrysian kingdom was a union of Thracian tribes that endured between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC. It consisted largely of present-day Bulgaria, spreading to parts of Northern Dobruja, parts of Northern Greece and modern-day European Turkey...
- Paeti
- PieresPieresThe Pieres were a Thracian tribe connected with the Brygi, that long before the archaic period in Greece occupyied the narrow strip of plain land, or low hill, between the mouths of the Peneius and the Haliacmon rivers, at the foot of the great woody steeps of mount Olympus.-Expulsion:The Pieres...
- Sapaei, close to AbderaAbdera, ThraceAbdera was a city-state on the coast of Thrace 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos, and almost opposite Thasos. The site now lies in the Xanthi peripheral unit of modern Greece. The municipality of Abdera, or Ávdira , has 18,573 inhabitants...
,ruled Thrace after the Odrysians - Satri SatraeSatraeThe Satrae were, in ancient geography, a Thracian people, inhabiting part of Mount Pangaeus between the rivers Nestus and Strymon ....
- SycaeboaeSycaeboaeSycaeboae is the name of a Thracian tribe, which was mentioned by Polyaenus....
- ScyrmiadaeScyrmiadaeScyrmiadae is the name of a Thracian tribe. They are mentioned by Herodotus....
- SintiansSintiansThe Sintians , "the Raiders, the Plunderers", from ancient Greek sinteis, "destructive") were known to the Greeks as pirates and raiders; they are also referred to as a Thracian people who once inhabited the area of the nowadays Sintiki province of Greece and the island of Lemnos The Sintians ,...
- Sithones
- ThyniThyniThe Thyni were a Thracian tribe who, along with the Bithyni, migrated to the lands that would later be known as Thynia and Bithynia in Anatolia. Each respective region got its name, presumably, from the Thracian tribe that was more prominent in the area....
, migrated to Asia minor - TilataeiTilataeiTilataei is the name of a Thracian tribe that was located in Serdica. They are mentioned by Thucydides....
- TrallesTralles (Thracian tribe)Tralles is the name of a Thracian tribe whose members were hired as mercenaries, torturers, and executioners.According to the Greek geographer Strabo the ancient city of Tralles, in the valley of the Maeander River in Asia Minor was founded by Trallians and Argives....
- Tranipsae
- TrausiTrausiThe Trausi or Thrausi were a Thracian tribe who inhabited the southwestern region of the Rhodopes.Herodotus writes of the Trausi:The ethnonym Trausi may derive from Trauos, the name of a river...
- Treres
- TriballiTriballiThe Triballi were an ancient tribe whose dominion was around the plains of southern modern Serbia and west Bulgaria, at the Angrus and Brongus and the Iskur River, roughly centered where Serbia and Bulgaria are joined....
Geto-Dacian
- AediAediAedi was a tribe of Getae....
- AlbocenseAlbocenseAlbocense was a Dacian tribe that inhabited the area of Banat with the towns of Kovin , Trans Tierna, Ad Medias II, Kladovo , Apu, Arcidava, Centum Putea, Ram and Praetorium I. They lived between the Timiş River and north of the Saldenses, south of the Biephi...
- AnartiAnartiThe Anartes a.k.a. Anarti, Anartii or Anartoi were Celtic tribes, or, in the case of those sub-groups of Anartes which penetrated the ancient region of Dacia , Celts culturally assimilated by the Dacians....
- ApuliApuliThe Apuli were a Dacian tribe centered at the Dacian town Apulon near what is now Alba Iulia in Transylvania, Romania.Apuli has clear resemblance to Apulia, the ancient southeastern Italy region, which it is believe to have been settled by Illyrian tribes .Linguists use it as an example for the...
(Appuli), with the center at ApulonApulonApulon was a Dacian fortress city close to modern Alba-Iulia, Romania from where the Latin name of Apulum is derived. The exact location is believed by many archaeologists to be the Dacian fortifications on top of Piatra Craivii, 20 km North of Alba-Iulia. Apulon was an important Dacian political,... - BiephiBiephiBiephi was a Dacian tribe....
- BiessoiBessiThe Bessi were an independent Thracian tribe who lived in a territory ranging from Moesia to Mount Rhodope in southern Thrace, but are often mentioned as dwelling about Haemus, the mountain range that separates Moesia from Thrace and from Mount Rhodope to the northern part of Hebrus...
were a Dacian tribe, among the enemies of the Romans in the Marcomannic WarsMarcomannic WarsThe Marcomannic Wars were a series of wars lasting over a dozen years from about AD 166 until 180. These wars pitted the Roman Empire against the Marcomanni, Quadi and other Germanic peoples, along both sides of the upper and middle Danube...
(166-180 AD), according to Julius Capitolinus" - Buredeense
- BuriBurs (Dacia)The Burs were a Dacian tribe living in Dacia in the 1st and 2nd centuries Common Era, with their capital city at Buridava.- Name :...
, their capital was BuridavaBurs (Dacia)The Burs were a Dacian tribe living in Dacia in the 1st and 2nd centuries Common Era, with their capital city at Buridava.- Name :... - Carpi
- Caucoense or Cauci
- CiaginsiCiaginsiCiaginsi was a Dacian tribe....
- ClariaeClariaeClariae was a tribe of Getae....
- Coertoboci "On some maps they appear as Koistobokoi and Koistobokoi Montanoi"
- Cotense
- Crobidae,
- DaciDaciansThe Dacians were an Indo-European people, very close or part of the Thracians. Dacians were the ancient inhabitants of Dacia...
- GetaeGetaeThe Getae was the name given by the Greeks to several Thracian tribes that occupied the regions south of the Lower Danube, in what is today northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower Danube, in Romania...
- Napae, Dacianized Scythian tribe, after whom the city of Napoca is possibly named
- OsiOsi- External links :*...
were a Dacian tribe, among the enemies of the Romans in the Marcomannic WarsMarcomannic WarsThe Marcomannic Wars were a series of wars lasting over a dozen years from about AD 166 until 180. These wars pitted the Roman Empire against the Marcomanni, Quadi and other Germanic peoples, along both sides of the upper and middle Danube...
(166-180 AD), according to Julius Capitolinus" - Peukini
- PiephigiPiephigiPiephigi was a Dacian tribe....
- PotulatensePotulatensePotulatense was a Dacian tribe....
- PredasensePredasenseThe Predasense were a Dacian tribe....
- RhadacenseRhadacenseRhadacense was a Dacian tribe....
- Sabokoi were a Dacian tribe, among the enemies of the Romans in the Marcomannic WarsMarcomannic WarsThe Marcomannic Wars were a series of wars lasting over a dozen years from about AD 166 until 180. These wars pitted the Roman Empire against the Marcomanni, Quadi and other Germanic peoples, along both sides of the upper and middle Danube...
(166-180 AD), according to Julius Capitolinus" - SaldenseSaldenseSaldense was a Dacian tribe....
- ScaugdaeScaugdaeScaugdae was a tribe of Getae....
- SenseSenseSenses are physiological capacities of organisms that provide inputs for perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology , and philosophy of perception...
- SuciSuciThe Suci were a Dacian tribe located in what is now Oltenia. Their main fortress was Sucidava, in what is now Corabia, on the north bank of the Danube....
- TericiTerici, Dacian tribeThe Terizi or Terici were a Thracian tribe, subgroup of the Getae....
- TeurisciTeurisciTeurisci was a Dacian tribe at the time of Ptolemy . They are considered originally Celts, a branch of the Celtic Taurisci , who moved to Upper Tisza...
- TrixaeTrixaeTrixae was a Dacian tribe....
- Tyrageti
- TroglodytaeTroglodytaeThe Troglodytae or Troglodyti , were a people mentioned in various locations by many ancient Greek and Roman geographers and historians including Agatharcides, Strabo, Diodorus Siculus, Pliny, Tacitus, Josephus, etc....
Thraco-IllyrianThraco-IllyrianThraco-Illyrian refers to a hypothesis that the Thraco-Dacian and Illyrian languages comprise a distinct branch of Indo-European. Thraco-Illyrian is also used as a term merely implying a Thracian-Illyrian interference, mixture or sprachbund, or as a shorthand way of saying that it is not...
- DardaniDardaniDardania was the region of the Dardani .Located at the Thraco-Illyrian contact zone, their identification as either an Illyrian or Thracian tribe is uncertain. Their territory itself was not considered part of Illyria by Strabo. The term used for their territory was , while for other tribes had...
- GalabriGalabriGalabrii was a Romanized Thraco-Illyrian tribe of Dardania alongside the Thunatae. They held a region of southern Serbia and Northern Macedonia, the towns of "Vendenae", between Ad Fines and Viminacium , "Vicinianum" between Vendenae and Theranda, "Tranupara" between Astibus and Scupi Strabo...
, subtribe of the Dardani. - Thunatae, subtribe of the Dardani.
Illyrian
- Baridustae
- Breuci part of this tribe was settled in Dacia
- Pannonian tribes part of these many tribes were settled in Dacia
- Pirustae
- Sardeates
Paionian
- AgrianesAgrianesThe Agrianians a Paeonian-Thracian tribe, who chiefly inhabited the area of present-day Northeastern statistical region of Republic Of Macedonia and Pčinja District of southern Serbia, north of the Thracian Maedi tribe, who were situated in what is now the Greek region of Macedonia and Western...
- AlmopiansAlmopiansAlmopians or Almopioi were an ancient Paeonian tribe in Thrace....
- DerronesDerronesThe Derrones were a Paionian tribe. Our knowledge of them comes from coins bearing variations of the legend of DERRONIKON - DERR . The letters used in the coins seem to be Greek...
- Doberes
- LaeaeansLaeaeansThe Laeaeans were a Paeonian tribe who in the 4th century BC lived adjacent to the Agrianes, another Paeonian tribe, along the upper course of the Strymon river, at the western edge of Thrace. They were not incorporated into the Odrysian state or the Paeonian state, remaining an independent tribe...
- Odomantes
- PaeoplaePaeoplaePaeoplae were an ancient Paeonian tribe in Thrace....
- PaioniaPaioniaIn ancient geography, Paeonia or Paionia was the land of the Paeonians . The exact original boundaries of Paeonia, like the early history of its inhabitants, are very obscure, but it is believed that they lay in the region of Thrace...
ns - SiropaionesSiropaionesSiropaiones were an ancient Paeonian tribe in Thrace....
Celtic & Germanic
- Anartoi, CeltCeltThe Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
s assimilated by Dacians - BastarnaeBastarnaeThe Bastarnae or Basternae were an ancient Germanic tribe,, who between 200 BC and 300 AD inhabited the region between the eastern Carpathian mountains and the Dnieper river...
Celts or GermanicsGermanic peoplesThe Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North...
and according to LivyLivyTitus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
"the bravest nation on earth" - BoiiBoiiThe Boii were one of the most prominent ancient Celtic tribes of the later Iron Age, attested at various times in Cisalpine Gaul , Pannonia , in and around Bohemia, and Transalpine Gaul...
- EravisciEravisciThe Eravisci, a Celtic people, were the original inhabitants of Dunaújváros. The centre of the tribe may be assumed to have been on Gellért Hill in the Budapest of today....
- GaulGaulGaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
s of TylisTylisTylis or Tyle was a capital of a short-lived Balkan state mentioned by Polybius that was founded by Celts led by Comontorios in the 3rd century BC, after their invasion of Thrace and Greece in 279 BC. It was located near the eastern edge of the Haemus Mountains in what is now eastern Bulgaria... - ScordisciScordisciThe Scordisci were an Iron Age tribe centered in the territory of present-day Serbia, at the confluence of the Savus , Dravus and Danube rivers. They were historically notable from the beginning of the third century BC until the turn of the common era...
- SerdiSerdiThe Serdi were a Celtic tribe inhabiting Thrace. They were located around Serdika , which reflects their ethnonym. They would have established themselves in this area during the Celtic migrations at the end of the 4th century BC, though there is no evidence for their existence before the 1st...
- Teuriscii, CeltCeltThe Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
s assimilated by Dacians
See also
- List of ancient tribes in Illyria
- List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
- List of ancient cities in Illyria
- List of rulers of Dacia
- List of rulers of Thrace
- List of rulers of Illyria