Dr. Zosia Archibald

So when we think about Thracians, we shouldn't just be thinking about the unusual people equipment, which is certainly true. It's not been very easy to find examples of these sorts of weapons. But the rum fire, I think, is the type of very sharp and long javelin that you were referring to. So, Really, this is part of the story of Thracian warfare that hasn't really been discovered yet.

So when we think about Thracians, we shouldn't just be thinking about the unusual people equipment, which is certainly true. It's not been very easy to find examples of these sorts of weapons. But the rum fire, I think, is the type of very sharp and long javelin that you were referring to. So, Really, this is part of the story of Thracian warfare that hasn't really been discovered yet.

So when we think about Thracians, we shouldn't just be thinking about the unusual people equipment, which is certainly true. It's not been very easy to find examples of these sorts of weapons. But the rum fire, I think, is the type of very sharp and long javelin that you were referring to. So, Really, this is part of the story of Thracian warfare that hasn't really been discovered yet.

It would be great to know more about those sorts of tactics. And Thracian horsemen continued to be of great interest in the period when the Romans expanded into the Balkans. And we find Thracians and then Sarmatians all over the place because they're jolly useful cavalrymen. So cavalry fighting was really one of the key areas.

It would be great to know more about those sorts of tactics. And Thracian horsemen continued to be of great interest in the period when the Romans expanded into the Balkans. And we find Thracians and then Sarmatians all over the place because they're jolly useful cavalrymen. So cavalry fighting was really one of the key areas.

It would be great to know more about those sorts of tactics. And Thracian horsemen continued to be of great interest in the period when the Romans expanded into the Balkans. And we find Thracians and then Sarmatians all over the place because they're jolly useful cavalrymen. So cavalry fighting was really one of the key areas.

And the other one was light-armed troops who could provide slingers or essentially guerrilla tactics.

And the other one was light-armed troops who could provide slingers or essentially guerrilla tactics.

And the other one was light-armed troops who could provide slingers or essentially guerrilla tactics.

Herodotus does adopt this phrase that if all the Thracians united together, they would be more powerful than anyone else. It is a very powerful anecdote. The period between the middle of the 5th century and the time of Philip II of Macedon, so the middle of the 4th century, this is a period when

Herodotus does adopt this phrase that if all the Thracians united together, they would be more powerful than anyone else. It is a very powerful anecdote. The period between the middle of the 5th century and the time of Philip II of Macedon, so the middle of the 4th century, this is a period when

Herodotus does adopt this phrase that if all the Thracians united together, they would be more powerful than anyone else. It is a very powerful anecdote. The period between the middle of the 5th century and the time of Philip II of Macedon, so the middle of the 4th century, this is a period when

a large part of Thrace between the Danube and the Aegean coastline was effectively united under a single dynasty, the Odrysian kings. And this was partly in response to what happened in the region during the Persian Wars, because the Persian Wars were really very... and damaging for all the European dwellers of southeastern Europe.

a large part of Thrace between the Danube and the Aegean coastline was effectively united under a single dynasty, the Odrysian kings. And this was partly in response to what happened in the region during the Persian Wars, because the Persian Wars were really very... and damaging for all the European dwellers of southeastern Europe.

a large part of Thrace between the Danube and the Aegean coastline was effectively united under a single dynasty, the Odrysian kings. And this was partly in response to what happened in the region during the Persian Wars, because the Persian Wars were really very... and damaging for all the European dwellers of southeastern Europe.

There are some traces of massacres in Romanian territory around the city of Histria, which suggests that the Persians might have been much more vindictive towards those who did not show them absolute sovereignty. So the period between 500 BC and the successful battles in 479 BC

There are some traces of massacres in Romanian territory around the city of Histria, which suggests that the Persians might have been much more vindictive towards those who did not show them absolute sovereignty. So the period between 500 BC and the successful battles in 479 BC

There are some traces of massacres in Romanian territory around the city of Histria, which suggests that the Persians might have been much more vindictive towards those who did not show them absolute sovereignty. So the period between 500 BC and the successful battles in 479 BC

This is a period which is extremely problematic for all the people who found themselves effectively enslaved by Persian authorities. So the reaction to that was to seek refuge. some sort of political unification. There was a willingness on the part of various political groupings to unite.

This is a period which is extremely problematic for all the people who found themselves effectively enslaved by Persian authorities. So the reaction to that was to seek refuge. some sort of political unification. There was a willingness on the part of various political groupings to unite.