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Thrace ( Greek T????, Thráki, Bulgarian ??????, Trakiya, Turkish Trakya) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded on the north by the Balkan Mountains, on the south by the Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea and on the east by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. [1][2] The region comprises areas in southeastern Bulgaria ( Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece ( Western Thrace), and the whole of the European part of Turkey ( Eastern Thrace). In Turkey, it is also called Rumeli. The name comes from the Thracians, an ancient Indo-European people inhabiting Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The historical boundaries of Thrace have varied. Noteworthy is the fact that, at an early date, the Ancient Greeks employed the term "Thrace" to refer to all of the territory which lay north of Greece (of Thessaly) inhabited by the Thracians[3], a region which "had no definite boundaries" and to which other regions (like Macedonia and even Scythia) were added.[4] In one ancient Greek source, the very Earth is divided into "Asia, Libya, Europa and Thracia"[5]. As the knowledge of world geography of the Greeks broadened, the term came to be more restricted in its application Thrace designated the lands bordered by the Danube on the north, by the Euxine Sea (Black Sea) on the east, by northern Macedonia in the south and by the Illyrian lands (i.e. Illyria) to the west.[6] This largely coincided with the Thracian Odrysian kingdom, whose borders varied in time. During this time, specifically after the Macedonian conquest, the region's old border with Macedonia was shifted from the Struma River to the Mesta River.[7][8] This usage lasted until the Roman conquest. Henceforth, (classical) Thrace referred only to the tract of land largely covering the same extent of space as the modern geographical region. In its early period, the Roman province of Thrace was of this extent, but after the administrative reforms of the late 3rd century, Thracia's much reduced territory became of the six small provinces which constituted the Diocese of Thrace. The medieval Byzantine themata of Thrace containted only what today is Eastern Thrace. Most of the Bulgarian and Greek population are Christians, while most of the Turkish inhabitants of Thrace are Muslims. Ancient Greek mythology provides them with a mythical ancestor, named Thrax, son of the war-god Ares, who was said to reside in Thrace. The Thracians appear in Homer's Iliad as Trojan allies, led by Acamas and Peiros. Later in the Iliad, another Thracian king makes an appearance, named Rhesus. Cisseus, father-in-law to the Trojan elder Antenor, is also given as a Thracian king. Homeric Thrace was vaguely defined, and stretched from the River Axios in the west to the Hellespont and Black Sea in the east. The Catalogue of Ships mentions three separate contingents from Thrace Thracians led by Acamas and Peiros, from Aenus; Cicones led by Euphemus, from southern Thrace, near Ismaros; and from the city of Sestus, on the Thracian (northern) side of the Hellespont, which formed part of the contingent led by Asius. Greek mythology is replete with Thracian kings, including Diomedes, Tereus, Lycurgus, Phineus, Tegyrius, Eumolpus, Polymnestor, Poltys, and Oeagrus (father of Orpheus). In addition to the tribe that Homer calls Thracians, ancient Thrace was home to numerous other tribes, such as the Edones, Bisaltae, Cicones, and Bistones.
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1. List of Greek Gods Goddesses
September 19, 2009
Dionysus
The god of wine and the grapevine predates the Greeks with an origin covering Thrace, Asia Minor, Syria, and even as far as Egypt. Firstly an agricultural god, this ?deity of Mt. Nysa? was an early supreme being whose wild and riotous worship was famous all over the eastern sphere of the Mediterranean, the most notable form was the Thracian.
Apollo
Orignally a Thracian and Trojan deity whose power and authority surpassed that of Zeus. Apollo stood for a multitude of classifications as: the god of prophecy; the beneficial god and protector from evil; the god of punishmen... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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2. List of Greek Gods Goddesses
September 11, 2009
Dionysus
The god of wine and the grapevine predates the Greeks with an origin covering Thrace, Asia Minor, Syria, and even as far as Egypt. Firstly an agricultural god, this “deity of Mt. Nysa” was an early supreme being whose wild and riotous worship was famous all over the eastern sphere of the Mediterranean, the most notable form was the Thracian.
Apollo
Orignally a Thracian and Trojan deity whose power and authority surpassed that of Zeus. Apollo stood for a multitude of classifications as: the god of prophecy; the beneficial god and protector from evil; the god of punishmen... (read more)
Author: Kenny Leones
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3. Battlestar Galactica - Season Three Finale Report
April 04, 2007
The sci-fi television series, Battlestar Galactica, wrapped up its third season this week, but fans will have to suffer a long wait, as the new season is set to air in 2008.
And what a wait it will be, as the season finale generated new questions and mysteries for the viewers to ponder on. One major plot twist was the reappearance of Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, a Colonial Viper Pilot played by actress Katee Sackhoff. Fans last saw Starbuck going into a vast expanse of bright light, with Apollo bearing witness to the destruction of her Viper and thus, believing her to be dead. How Starbuck is ... (read more)
Author: Fabiola Groshan
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