“The Thracians had a reputation of fierce warriors” and were often hired as mercenaries by other groups, including the Romans, Ancient Bulgaria said. These horseman-warriors were generally ...

It is a remarkable reminder of the culture of the Getes, a Thracian people who were in contact with the Hellenistic and Hyperborean worlds, according to ancient geographers.

New insights reveal where Bronze Age Mycenae's gold may have originated, from Thrace to Egypt and further afield.