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Skudrian
Skudra ( peo, wikt:𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼, 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼 ; grc, Σκύδρα ) was a province (satrapy) of the Persians, Persian Achaemenid Empire in Europe between 510s BC and 479 BC. Its name is attested in Persian and Egyptian inscriptions (an Egyptian record of c. 498–497 BC, and a list on the tomb of Darius the Great at Naqsh-e Rustam, c. 486 BC.). It is believed to have comprised the lands now known as Thrace and Macedon (which would correspond to parts of the regions of present-day Northern Greece and Eastern Bulgaria). Name The Old Persian name of the province, , was derived from the Scythians, Scythian endonym , from which was also derived the Akkadian and Greek names for the Scythians, respectively () and (), and (). History The first Achaemenid military incursion in southeast Europe started in 513 BCE, when the Achaemenid king Darius the Great, Darius I amassed an army and marched from Achaemenid-ruled Anatolia into Thrace, and from there he crossed the Arda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrace
Thrace (; el, Θράκη, Thráki; bg, Тракия, Trakiya; tr, Trakya) or Thrake is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe, now split among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. It comprises southeastern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace), and the European part of Turkey ( East Thrace). The region's boundaries are based on that of the Roman Province of Thrace; the lands inhabited by the ancient Thracians extended in the north to modern-day Northern Bulgaria and Romania and to the west into the region of Macedonia. Etymology The word ''Thrace'' was first used by the Greeks when referring to the Thracian tribes, from ancient Greek Thrake (Θρᾴκη), descending from ''Thrāix'' (Θρᾷξ). It referred originally to the Thracians, an ancient people inhabiting Southeast Europe. The name ''Europe'' first referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
