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Seuthopolis

c. 320 BCE · 4th century BCE

Seuthopolis was the capital founded around 320 BCE by the Odrysian king Seuthes III in the Kazanlak valley of central Bulgaria. Laid out on a regular Greek plan with a fortified royal residence and sanctuary, it was excavated in 1948–1954 before being flooded by the Koprinka Reservoir. It is one of the few Thracian cities known in detail.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Seuthopolis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/seuthopolis
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