Thracian Art

“Thracians” did not actually call themselves such, but were given this name by the Greeks. Thrace was actually known as “Europe” before the term was extended to encompass the entire continent. The nation was located in parts of modern day Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria. At the time, they had the Illyrians to the West and Macedonians to the South. Far from being simple “barbarians”, their art shows a great level of sophistication.

Ancient Greek and Roman historians agreed that the ancient Thracians, who were of Indo-European stock and language, were superior fighters; only their constant political fragmentation prevented them from overrunning the lands around the northeastern Mediterranean. Although these historians characterized the Thracians as primitive partly because they lived in simple, open villages, the Thracians in fact had a fairly advanced culture that was especially noted for its poetry and music. (Source)

Source Article from http://www.renegadetribune.com/thracian-art/

You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave a Reply

Powered by WordPress | Designed by: Premium WordPress Themes | Thanks to Themes Gallery, Bromoney and Wordpress Themes