History of Europe

the Thracians

It was a Hindu-European people who inhabited Thrace, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, northeast Greece, Turkey, eastern Serbia and parts of Macedonia. They lived in tribes and are considered to be the most numerous people in the known world.

They were fearsome warriors and skilled knights, the Thracians fought the Greeks in the Trojan War. They buried their rulers under great stone cathedrals.

It worshiped the gods Dionysus, Princess Europa and Orpheus, but these hes were taken over by the Greeks.

They were great artisans, working with metals, ceramics, stones and bones. They produced bronze sculptures, painted vases, gold mugs, statues, cathedrals and other artifacts.