Author : Christopher Webber
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841763293
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Thracians 700 BC–AD 46 by : Christopher Webber
Download or read book The Thracians 700 BC–AD 46 written by Christopher Webber and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2001-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the three centuries before Christ many hundreds of thousands of Thracians, in more than 40 tribes, occupied the area between northern Greece, southern Russia and north-west Turkey. Skilled horsemen, masters of light infantry fighting in broken terrain, and renowned for their ferocity, the Thracians were feared by even the greatest of their contemporaries, who were eager to employ them as mercenaries. After surviving invasions by the Persians, Greeks, Macedonians and Celts, the Thracians were finally conquered by Rome in AD 46. This concise but lavishly illustrated study of their history and material culture includes the results of the latest archaeological research, notably some remarkable tomb paintings.