Dr. Zosia Archibald

Thank you. Thank you, Tristan. I'm really pleased to be contributing something on this exciting topic.

Thank you. Thank you, Tristan. I'm really pleased to be contributing something on this exciting topic.

Thank you. Thank you, Tristan. I'm really pleased to be contributing something on this exciting topic.

Well, indeed. We can start with Homer. This is one of our first written sources about people called Thracians. And the Homeric poems refer to Thracians as allies of the Trojans and therefore allies enemies of the Greeks from the mainland.

Well, indeed. We can start with Homer. This is one of our first written sources about people called Thracians. And the Homeric poems refer to Thracians as allies of the Trojans and therefore allies enemies of the Greeks from the mainland.

Well, indeed. We can start with Homer. This is one of our first written sources about people called Thracians. And the Homeric poems refer to Thracians as allies of the Trojans and therefore allies enemies of the Greeks from the mainland.

But if we look at these references in detail, we can see that most of the information comes from seafaring sources, people who actually crossed the Aegean Sea and met other people at the other end. But this sort of writing reflects a real curiosity about the north, the north, the exciting north. which is part of the unknown territory of Europe.

But if we look at these references in detail, we can see that most of the information comes from seafaring sources, people who actually crossed the Aegean Sea and met other people at the other end. But this sort of writing reflects a real curiosity about the north, the north, the exciting north. which is part of the unknown territory of Europe.

But if we look at these references in detail, we can see that most of the information comes from seafaring sources, people who actually crossed the Aegean Sea and met other people at the other end. But this sort of writing reflects a real curiosity about the north, the north, the exciting north. which is part of the unknown territory of Europe.

And we have the goddess Hera stepping down from Mount Olympus and floating across the sea towards the river Hebron. So there's a rather mystical feel about what this territory was like and who lived there. And we hear about some of the heroic figures from the participants on the Trojan side. And maybe the most spectacular is the leader, Rysos, with his wonderful decorated armour and horse gear.

And we have the goddess Hera stepping down from Mount Olympus and floating across the sea towards the river Hebron. So there's a rather mystical feel about what this territory was like and who lived there. And we hear about some of the heroic figures from the participants on the Trojan side. And maybe the most spectacular is the leader, Rysos, with his wonderful decorated armour and horse gear.

And we have the goddess Hera stepping down from Mount Olympus and floating across the sea towards the river Hebron. So there's a rather mystical feel about what this territory was like and who lived there. And we hear about some of the heroic figures from the participants on the Trojan side. And maybe the most spectacular is the leader, Rysos, with his wonderful decorated armour and horse gear.

And this is, of course, something special. that we actually find in real burials, but rather later on, several hundred years later, when we have... princely tombs that have been excavated in Aegean Greece and in Bulgaria that reflect these spectacular figures. And some of the plays written in Athens in the 5th century also reflect a little bit of that spectacular glory. The

And this is, of course, something special. that we actually find in real burials, but rather later on, several hundred years later, when we have... princely tombs that have been excavated in Aegean Greece and in Bulgaria that reflect these spectacular figures. And some of the plays written in Athens in the 5th century also reflect a little bit of that spectacular glory. The

And this is, of course, something special. that we actually find in real burials, but rather later on, several hundred years later, when we have... princely tombs that have been excavated in Aegean Greece and in Bulgaria that reflect these spectacular figures. And some of the plays written in Athens in the 5th century also reflect a little bit of that spectacular glory. The

Wonderful horses, the beautifully decorated horse gear and these extraordinary leaders. So we get a little bit of that reflection that first appears in the Homeric poems.

Wonderful horses, the beautifully decorated horse gear and these extraordinary leaders. So we get a little bit of that reflection that first appears in the Homeric poems.

Wonderful horses, the beautifully decorated horse gear and these extraordinary leaders. So we get a little bit of that reflection that first appears in the Homeric poems.

Well, there are various Greek writings that refer to Thracians. Some of them refer to Thracians as heroes, like the Homeric poems. The comedies that were written in Athens refer in the second half of the 5th century, refer to Thracian slaves. So we get a full spectrum of society in Greek sources, but probably the most important writer about Thrace was the historian Thucydides.

Well, there are various Greek writings that refer to Thracians. Some of them refer to Thracians as heroes, like the Homeric poems. The comedies that were written in Athens refer in the second half of the 5th century, refer to Thracian slaves. So we get a full spectrum of society in Greek sources, but probably the most important writer about Thrace was the historian Thucydides.