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The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Homer
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The Thracians and kindred peoples were allies of Troy
The Histories (Oxford World's Classics)The Histories (Oxford World's Classics) by Herodotus
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Great source on Thracian tribes and their customs
The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) by Thucydides
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King Sitalkes invades Macedonia, but Athens fails to support the venture as promised
The Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace: Orpheus Unmasked (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology)The Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace: Orpheus Unmasked (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology) by Z. H. Archibald
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A highly informative and scholarly work, although it's expensive. You should be able to find it in a university library, if you can't afford it.
The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics)The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics) by Xenophon
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Xenophon gets involved with some Odrysian kings, serving temporarily as a mercenary with one of them
Ten Thousand in Thrace: An Archaeological Historical Commentary on Xenophon's Anabasis, Books 6-7 (Amsterdam Classical Monographs, Vol 2)Ten Thousand in Thrace: An Archaeological Historical Commentary on Xenophon's Anabasis, Books 6-7 (Amsterdam Classical Monographs, Vol 2) by Jan P. Stronk
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The Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics)The Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics) by Arrian
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When he departed Europe, Alexander's army was one-fifth Thracian. One theory is that he wanted some noble Thracians within reach so he could keep an eye on them and they wouldn't get into any mischief at home.
Alexander - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)Alexander - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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If you can get past Jolie's incongruous German (!?) accent, you will be treated to the sight of Thracian peltasts, as well as some Agrianes running alongside A's Companion cavalry, at the battle of Gaugamela. I think A's father Philip was overly maligned, but that's the topic for another list.
The Army of Alexander the Great (Men at Arms Series, 148)The Army of Alexander the Great (Men at Arms Series, 148) by Nicholas Sekunda
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Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic KingshipLysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship by Dr Helen S Lund
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A great deal of information about developments in Thrace following the death of Alexander the Great.
Pliny: Natural History, Volume II, Books 3-7 (Loeb Classical Library No. 352)Pliny: Natural History, Volume II, Books 3-7 (Loeb Classical Library No. 352) by Pliny
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Book IV: Macedonia, Thrace, Dacia. Book V: Phrygia and Bithynia.
Geography, II: Books 3-5 (Loeb Classical Library)Geography, II: Books 3-5 (Loeb Classical Library) by Strabo
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You actually need Book VII (combined in Loeb with Book VI in a single volume), but Amazon doesn't list it.
SpartacusSpartacus
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The best-known Thracian.
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 6: The Fourth Century BCThe Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC
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Vol. 6: Thrace, Macedonia, and Scythia. Vol. 3 Pt. 1: Balkan Prehistory/Paleo-Balkan languages. Vol. 3 Pt. 2: Thrace.
Thracians (Ancient Peoples and Places)Thracians (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Ralph F. Hoddinott
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A standard and much-referenced work.
Thrace & the ThraciansThrace & the Thracians by Alexander Fol
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A beautifully conceived and illustrated book, which unfortunately suffers from some Bulgarian chauvinism as regards Thracians and related peoples. Many of this book's premises remain to be proven.
ThraciansThracians by Alexander Fol
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Die Thraker: Studien zu einem versunkenen Volk des Balkanraumes (Urban Bucher)Die Thraker: Studien zu einem versunkenen Volk des Balkanraumes (Urban Bucher)
If you read German, this is a great summary, delivered with Teutonic thoroughness.
We, the Thracians: And our multimillenary historyWe, the Thracians: And our multimillenary history by Iosif Constantin Drăgan
This is the kind of book to avoid. Balkan chauvinism and pseudo-history.
The 3000-Year-Old Hat: New Connections with Old Europe: The Thraco-Phrygian WorldThe 3000-Year-Old Hat: New Connections with Old Europe: The Thraco-Phrygian World by Irina Florov
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Another book to avoid. The level of scholarship here is quite low.
The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 (Men-at-Arms)The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 (Men-at-Arms) by Christopher Webber
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The focus, obviously, is on Thracian militaria, but this superb little book holds its own in its high level of scholarship, readability, and illustration. A great starting point, actually.
The Greek Settlements in Thrace Until the Macedonian Conquest (Studies of the Dutch Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol 10)The Greek Settlements in Thrace Until the Macedonian Conquest (Studies of the Dutch Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol 10) by Benjamin H. Isaac
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Scholarly study of Greek colonization.
The central Balkan tribes in pre-Roman times: Triballi, Autariatae, Dardanians, Scordisci and MoesiansThe central Balkan tribes in pre-Roman times: Triballi, Autariatae, Dardanians, Scordisci and Moesians by Fanula Papazoglu
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Excellent book. If you can find it in English or even Croatian, please sell it to me.
The Illyrians (The Peoples of Europe)The Illyrians (The Peoples of Europe) by John Wilkes
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A very well-written book about the major group in the western part of the Balkan peninsula. It's not as biased as its detractors claim.
Macedonia, Thrace and Illyria: Their relations to Greece from the earliest times down to the time of Philip, son of AmyntasMacedonia, Thrace and Illyria: Their relations to Greece from the earliest times down to the time of Philip, son of Amyntas by Stanley Casson
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Although some of the material is dated, this book is a thing of beauty, and belongs in the collection of anyone interested in Paleo-Balkan History.
A History of Macedonia (Hellenistic Culture and Society, Vol 5)A History of Macedonia (Hellenistic Culture and Society, Vol 5) by R. Malcolm Errington
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Great information about Thrace's poweful western neighbor.
Eastern Cults in Moesia Inferior and Thracia: 5th Century Bc-4Th Ad (Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance)Eastern Cults in Moesia Inferior and Thracia: 5th Century Bc-4Th Ad (Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance) by Margarita Tacheva-Hitova
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Treasures of ThraceTreasures of Thrace by Gerda Von Bulow
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Nice collection of photographs of Thracian archeological finds.
Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the ThraciansAncient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians by Ivan Marazov
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Another nice collection of Thracian artefacts.
The Rogozen treasureThe Rogozen treasure by Aleksandŭr Fol
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Lots of Thracian treasure books.
Thracian treasures from Bulgaria: A special exhibition held at the British Museum, January-March 1976Thracian treasures from Bulgaria: A special exhibition held at the British Museum, January-March 1976 by British Museum
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And yet more treasures. I wish they'd find another inscription so we might learn something more about the Thracian language.
Scythian and Thracian Antiquities (Ashmolean Handbooks)Scythian and Thracian Antiquities (Ashmolean Handbooks) by Michael Vickers
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Thracian grave finds.