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Thrace

Thrace is a historical region of south-eastern Europe, bounded by the Balkan Mountains, the Black Sea, the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, and now divided between Bulgaria, Greece and European Turkey. It was home to the Thracian peoples and the Odrysian kingdom before becoming a Roman province in 46 CE. Its position on the approaches to Constantinople made it a battleground for Byzantines, Bulgarians and Ottomans.

Thrace
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Golden HordeMilitaryByzantiumMilitaryOdrysian KingdomFoundation, Decline, SummaryFirst Bulgarian EmpireSocioeconomy, MilitarySecond Bulgarian EmpireSocioeconomy, Military, DeclineKingdom of GreeceSocioeconomy, ImpactKingdom of PontusMilitary

Mentioned in 18 state histories

TeosPerinthusOdessosMesembriaMaediOdrysian KingdomAmphipolisKingdom of LysimachusKingdom of TylisBastarnaeCostobociKutrigursand 6 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Thrace. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thrace
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“Thrace.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thrace. Accessed .
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