List of Thracian Greeks

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This is a list of ancient Greeks in Thrace and hellenized Thracians

Ancient

Artists

• Brygos Attic Painter,Potter,5th century BC,(possibly of thracian origin)
• Athenion of Maroneia Painter (ca. 320-280 BC)
• Boethus of Chalcedon Sculptor 2nd century BC

Athetes

• _of Maroneia Pale Greek Wrestling Olympics 476 BC

Grammarians

• Aristarchus of Samothrace (220?–143 BC?)
• Aristophanes of Byzantium c. 257 -180 BC
• Dionysius Thrax 170-90 BC

Historians

• Thucydides 460 – 395 BC Scapte Hyle
• Hecataeus of Abdera 4th c.BC
• Stephanus of Byzantium 6th c.AD
• Hieronymus of Cardia 354-250 BC

Mathematicians

• Bion of Abdera 4th c.BC (Astronomer)
• Philo of Byzantium ca. 280 - 220 BC (Mechanician)
• Epigenes of Byzantium (Astrologer)

Mythic Lovers

• Orpheus and Euridice
• Hero and Leander

Philosophers

• Leucippus 5th c. BC (Abdera)
• Protagoras ca. 490– 420 BC (Abdera)
• Diogenes Apolloniates c. 460 BC (Apollonia)
• Thrasymachus (ca. 459-400 BC) Chalcedon
• Democritus 460 BCE - 370 BC (Abdera)
• Xenocrates (396–314 BC) Chalcedon
• Anaxarchus ca. 340 BC (Abdera)
• Hecataeus of Abdera 4th c.BC.
• Hipparchia the Cynic c. 325 BC. (Maroneia)
• Metrocles c. 325 BC. (Maroneia)
• Antisthenes of Athens 445-365 BC founder of Cynic philosophy (Mother Thracian)

Physicians

• Herodicus 5th c.BC (Selymbria)

Poets

• Nicaenetus of Samos 3th c.BC (Abderite)
• Sotades of Maroneia 3th c. BC.
• Phaedimus of Bisanthe 2th c.BC

Rulers-Politicians

• Miltiades the Elder
• Miltiades c. 550 - 489 BCE
• Cimon 510-450 BC
• Themistocles c. 524–459 BC
• Cleophon (politician) mother Thracian
• Thucydides 460 – 395 BC
• Nymphodorus of Abdera relative to Sitalces
• Python and Heraclides of Aenus,killed Cotys I
• Eumenes ca. 362—316 BC Cardia
• Lysimachus 360-281 BC King of Thrace
• Agathocles (son of Lysimachus) mother Thracian

Hellenized Thracians

• Dolonci (Δόλογγες),Thracian Chersonesean tribe ruled by Miltiades
• Abrotonum mother of Themistocles
• Hegesipyle of Olorus,wife of Miltiades
• Olorus father of Thucydides
• List of rulers of Bithynia 328-75 BC

Cities

Aegean Thrace

from west to east

• Stryme
• Abdera ca.7th-6th c. BC by Teos
• Ismarus
• Maroneia -(Chians
• Samothrace -(Samians)
• Aenus -(Aeolians)
• Lysimachia

Thracian Chersonese

• Abydos, Hellespont ~700 BC -(Milesians)
• Alopeconnesus -(Milesians)
• Aegospotami
• Callipolis
• Cardia -(Ionians)
• Elaeus (Athenians)
• Sestus

Propontis

• Bisanthe -(Samians)
• Perinthus -(Samians)
• Selymbria -(Megarians)

Bosporus

• Byzantium -(Megarians)
• Chalcedon -(Megarians)

Pontus Euxinus

from north to south

• Histria (Milesians)
• Tomi (Milesians)
• Callatis by Heraclea Pontica
• Dionysopolis or Krounoi
• Odessos or Odessopolis (Milesians)
• Naulochos -Mesembrians
• Mesembria -(Megarians)
• Anchialos -Apollonians
• Pyrgos -Apollonians
• Apollonia -Milesians
• Agathopolis

External links

• Map of Greek colonies in Thrace

References

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