Hoddinott, The Thracians (1981)
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Ralph F. Hoddinott, The Thracians, series Ancient Peoples and Places 98 (Thames and Hudson, London 1981)
The Thracians is an archaeological study of SE Europe, especially the central and eastern parts, from the Prehistoric period until the end of Greek antiquity and the early centuries of Roman rule. The well-known Thracologist concentrates on the Thracians who settled in the greater Balkan region at the end of the Bronze Age. Through an investigation of thousands of archaeological finds, Hoddinott compares the Thracians’ culture with that of their neighbors, constructing in this way an historical narrative which covers approximately 15 centuries.
Foreward pp 9-11. Chapters: 1. “Thracian foundations” pp 14-21, 2. “Thracian ethnogenesis” pp 22-39, 3. “The Bronze Age flowering” pp 40-60, 4. “Late Bronze to Early Iron Age: c. 14th-11th centuries BC” pp 61-75, 5. “The Thracian Early Iron Age: c. 11th-7th centuries BC” pp 76-87, 6. “Greeks, Celts, Scyths and Persians: c. 7th-early 4th centuries BC” pp 88-103, 7. “Southern and Danubian Thrace: c. 5th-4th centuries BC” pp 104-118, 8. “The Odrysian state: c. 4th-1st centuries BC” pp 119-130, 9. “Danubian and East Thracian: c. 4th-1st centuries BC” pp 131-144, 10. “The Geto-Dacian state: c. 1st century BC-AD 106” pp 145-157, 11. “The end of the Thracian ‘nation’” pp 158-168, 12. “The Hero in Thracian religion” pp 169-175. Abbreviations p 176. Bibliographical references pp 177-183. List of illustrations pp 184-187. Index pp 188-192. The text is illustrated by 168 BW phot and drawings. Total pages 192.
There is a modern Greek translation: Hoddinott, Οι Θράκες (2001).