英语词汇“Thracian”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

He was the son of one of the Muses and a Thracian prince. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Thracians were the most musical of the peoples of Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small group of men and women, clutching the holy icons of Greek Orthodox saints, was dancing and twirling around the floor under the sound of the instruments: a Thracian lyra, a gaida, a tambourine. Glimpses of an Ancient Fire-Walking Ritual in Northern Greece 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z

The first episode was notionally about the Thracian slave, Spartacus, who is betrayed by the Romans and winds up as a gladiator in Capua, but we shouldn't let the plot detain us for too long. Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Stephen Fry on Wagner 2010-05-26T06:59:00Z

The plot concerns a nameless Thracian warrior who spends half his life fighting barbarians on behalf of the Romans in unconvincing green-screen CGI landscapes, and the other half having slow-motion sex with his wife. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Spartacus: Blood And Sand 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z

The opera, based in mythology, unfolds amid a Thracian community of shepherds. English Ensembles Crown a Festival of Early Music 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z

He found “a vineyard manager so old, nobody knows how old he is,” and a winery in Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley that served as a production facility for several producers. Bulgarian wines have a friend in Robert Hayk 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z

The 's Spartacus, which launched the company's Covent Garden summer season on Monday, tells the story of the uprising against imperial Rome by Thracian gladiators in the first century AD. Bolshoi Spartacus, ENO Laurencia 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z

Dionysus was not merely the “Son of Zeus”; his mother, Semele, an ancient Thracian earth goddess, had been erased by male scholars. The Power Women of Mecklenburgh Square 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

Greek colonizers moved into old Thracian settlements on the western Black Sea coast. By Bulgaria’s Beautiful Black Sea 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

Half-, full- and multiday tours in English, with tastings, to several of the 20-some boutique wineries in the surrounding Thracian Valley. My father left Bulgaria when he was 14. Nearly 7 decades later, we visit as a family. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

Click here to view more Thracian treasures from this exhibition. The Louvre Displays Ancient Treasures of the Thracian Empire 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

The Thracian queen Orasia, obsessively in love with Orpheus herself, first conspires to murder Eurydice, then sets the Furies on to Orpheus after his failed attempt to rescue his wife from the underworld. Orpheus – review 2013-03-20T18:33:58Z

The Greeks depicted their tattooed Thracian neighbors, the Indo-European-speaking people, on their pottery. Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world — and also to colonialism 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

“The Saga of the Thracian Kings,” an exhibition now on view at the Louvre in Paris, provides a rare opportunity to see some of the most significant Thracian artifacts found in Bulgaria to date. The Louvre Displays Ancient Treasures of the Thracian Empire 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

Note the central position of Greece, just south of the region marked “Thracians.” Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

The festival, held every January in the village of Kosharevo, is known as "Surva" and is a mixture of Christian and pagan rituals that can be traced back to Thracian times. Bulgarians ward off evil spirits in ancient winter festival 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z

One Thracian rebel missed the memo, and lived happily ever after. Style Invitational Week 1513: You’re such a card 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

The movie tells the story of a Thracian gladiator who gathered an army of fellow gladiators and runaway slaves in an attempt to free themselves from a life of brutal and demeaning slavery. Ukraine: Solidarity 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

The scene is of the end of a fight between two types of gladiator – a murmillo and a Thracian – where one wins and the other succumbs. Pompeii dig unearths fighting fresco in 'gladiators' tavern' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

He raised eyebrows and was widely mocked by Republicans for comparing himself to Spartacus, the Thracian gladiator and rebel slave who led a rebellion against the Roman Empire. Cory Booker jumps into 2020 White House race 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

Booker, who in September compared himself to Thracian gladiator Spartacus, tweeted video showing him running around a rainy New Jersey street, carrying a sign that read: “Don’t forget to vote today.” Sen. Cory Booker runs into traffic, wielding sign and urging people to vote 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

Barbarians Rising The legend of Spartacus, the Thracian slave-turned-gladiator who led a revolt against Rome, is revisited in this new installment. Monday's TV highlights: 'Major Crimes' and more 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z

Staying There: Surrounded by vineyards and located near ancient Thracian temples, Starosel is an amazingly affordable high-end resort with a winery, spa and swimming pool. Bulgaria: A Travel Bargain for Luxury Lovers 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

But the Thracian servant girl who discovered him is said to have reacted not with concern but scorn; she ridiculed him for being so oblivious. Why Not Just Weigh the Fish? 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z

The $3.85 million tournament was staged at the picturesque Black Sea resort of Thracian Cliffs near Kavarna as Bulgaria hosted a tour event for the first time after the competition was moved from Spain. McDowell tames Thongchai to win first World Match Play 2013-05-19T16:25:36Z

"While our focus is firmly on delivering a magnificent 2013 championship at Thracian Cliffs, we then plan to rotate the World Match Play between a few very special venues around the world," he added. Bulgaria first as country to host World Match Play 2012-10-22T16:15:48Z

Her fate is told in various ways, most of which connect her with the promontory Cynossema, on the Thracian shore of the Hellespont. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z

Heraclea Sintica, a town in Thracian Macedonia, to the south of the Strymon, the site of which is marked by the village of Zervokhori, and identified by the discovery of local coins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z

Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z

It was not merely among Corcyreans, or among Thracian mercenaries, but among the leaders of Greece that we find this disgusting feature. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z

The Thracians were also accused of this practice, which clearly proves that it was not general. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z

When the Greeks reached the Thracian Chersonese on their way home Hecuba discovered that her son had been murdered, and in revenge put out the eyes of Polymestor and murdered his two sons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z

Lactantius, in order to establish that the spirit of God could impregnate a virgin, cites the example of the Thracian Mares, and other females, rendered prolific by the wind. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z

We saw that they afterwards, in the second half of the thirteenth century, opened out the gold treasures of Thasos in the Thracian Sea. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z

In 76 he was consul, and as governor of Macedonia carried on war successfully against the Thracians and Dardanians, and was the first Roman general who penetrated as far as the Danube. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z

If the affinity of the Armenians, the Phrygians, and Thracians is established, the Phrygians must be considered in the right. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z

He is said to have been originally called Scamandrius, and to have received the name of Helenus from a Thracian soothsayer who instructed him in the prophetic art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z

And thus she left the Thracian plains For these dejected groves below. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z

The tribes of the Thracians, through whose districts the expedition marched, submitted without opposition. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z

The inhabitants of this district were a Thracian stock, originally called Δᾶοι, a name which after the 4th century B.C. gave place to Δακοί. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z

Beyond these the Egyptian army did not, in my opinion, pass; for in the country of the Thracians the pillars of Sesostris are found, but not farther. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z

We need only contrast the Carian, the Sicel, the Thracian or even the Scythian, with the native Australian, the Hottentot, the Red Indian or the Maori, to apprehend the advantage of the Greek. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z

Among the ancient Greeks Boeotia was the home of fools; among the Thracians, Abdera; among the ancient Jews, Nazareth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z

Between this range and the Danube were the Getae, called by Herodotus the most brave and just of all the Thracians. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z

In front, that narrow water, a thousand caiques shooting through it like arrows, and its beautiful banks covered with high palaces and gardens in the oriental style, is the Thracian Bosphorus. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z

According to Herodotus the Thracians asserted that the Phrygians had once dwelt in their land under the name of Briges. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z

At the age of twenty-one he modelled a statue of Spartacus, the Thracian, a general who, after defeating several Roman armies in succession, was overthrown with his forces by Crassus the prætor, and slain. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z

A nomad horde from the South Russian steppes, the Cotrigur Huns, had crossed the frozen Danube at mid-winter, when hostilities were least expected, and thrown themselves on the Thracian provinces. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z

The nation of the Thracians is the greatest after the Indians, and if it were united or governed by one man, it would be invincible, and in my opinion the strongest of all nations. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z

He accordingly fought with and thrashed the Thracians, who sent ambassadors to Rome for the purpose of showing him up, as it were, to their common master. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z

The character of the language of the Thracians and Illyrians, remains of which are preserved in Rumanisch and Albanian, places it in the Indo-Germanic family. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z

But your late brother did not prize me less, Because I could not boast of images; And the Gods own me more, when they decreed, A Thracian shepherd should your line succeed. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z

That wild race had long been working their wicked will on the almost undefended Thracian provinces, but now they promised peace. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z

The European shore of the Hellespont, the Thracian Chersonesus, had been for more than forty years under the rule of a princely family, which sprang from Attica. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z

As the Companions emerged from the camp, they passed through the ranks of the Thracian infantry, left behind to protect it, and saw the phalanx forming on the plain. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z

Thus the entrance into Lake Mæotis obtained among the Greeks the name of the Bosporus of the Cimmerians, in contrast to the Bosporus of the Thracians. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z

—May I add, in my defence as to the Thracians' smoking, that all I said was, that there was nothing in Solinus, chap. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-23T02:00:20.637Z

The Visigoths and Ostrogoths harassed and decimated the Thracians, Illyrians, and Moesians, but the Slavs a century later almost exterminated them. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z

Bacchus was indignant at the cruelty of the Thracian women, and changed them into trees. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z

And Cynulcus said on this,—I only wish that you had played at that Thracian game and been hanged yourself. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z

So he passed from Asia into Europe, and reduced the Scythians and Thracians. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z

"Who are you talking about?—that tall, dark Thracian?" Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z

He granted the Goths land for their settlement in the Thracian province which they had wasted, and enlisted in his armies all the chiefs and their war-bands. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z

While endeavoring to escape from the vengeance of the Thracians, she was suddenly transformed into a dog. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z

And others of the Thracians carried out his antagonist as if he were dead; but in reality, he was not hurt. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z

My father was a Thracian, but I was born at Sida in Pamphilia. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z

Socrates said that he had a charm which he had learnt, when serving with the army, of one of the physicians of the Thracian king. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

Anastasius was vexed for several years by the raids of a certain Count Vitalian, who ranged over the Thracian provinces with armies recruited from the barbarians beyond the Danube. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z

In his very first operations to put down revolt and secure his crown, he had made trial of his field artillery, and of the marching powers of his army through the difficult Thracian country. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z

In maudlin spite let Thracians fight Above their bowls of liquor, But such as we, when on a spree, Should never bawl and bicker! Hoosier Lyrics 2011-05-20T02:00:38.353Z

"Now Thracian Chloe, skilled in mellow measures, And expert on the harp, holds me her slave, To die for her would never cause me terror, If her—my soul—the Fates alive would save." Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z

The Consul Metellus taking the field overthrew and pursued Andriscus to the Thracian mountains, and compelled a neighbouring prince, with whom he had taken refuge, to deliver him into his hands. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z

So first Ulysses sailed to the Thracian coast where he and his men filled their ships with foodstuffs and oxen and jars of fragrant juices of the grape. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z

The servile movement is combined with the bold plans of the Thracian Spartacus. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z

No wonder that one of Euripides' earliest plays, when he took to writing, was the story of Rhesus, the Thracian, and his rushing hordes of wild tribesmen. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z

Oh, Goddess, thou who blessed Cyprus rulest, And Memphis ever lacking Thracian snow, My Queen, in passing, with thy whip uplifted Give to my haughty Chloe just one blow. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z

A film based on the comic book Hercules: The Thracian Wars, about the hero of classical mythology, is being planned for 2014. MGM roars back with Robocop and Mr Mom 2011-02-18T15:23:52Z

Nicias, we are told, let out one thousand slaves to Sosias the Thracian, at an obolus a day each—the lessee being bound to restore them to him the same in number. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z

Should need arise, the password of the night Is Phoebus: see your Thracians have it right. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

He had had forty years of it, steady work for the most part; fighting against Boeotians, Spartans, Corinthians, against Thracian barbarians, in all probability also against other people further overseas. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z

The next Couplet is for Wine: With Thracian Wines recruit thy honour'd Guests, For happy Counsels flow from sober Feasts. An Essay on Criticism 2011-02-06T03:00:52.167Z

Some of these may be the names of old spirits whom he has displaced; some are his own Thracian names. The Bacchae of Euripides 2011-02-06T03:00:51.907Z

And it's not only Europe's heavyweights who are blocking Turkey's accession: Earlier this year, Bulgaria demanded that Turkey first pay compensation for the expulsion of Thracians by Ottoman forces in the early 20th century. Why Turkey Still Gets a Cold Shoulder From the E.U. 2010-07-29T08:06:00Z

And near him, by his Thracian chariot bound, Two snow-white coursers gleam against the wan Moon, like the white wing of a river swan. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Many a Scythian and Thracian and even Phrygian chief, like this Alexander, must have stood for sale in Greek slave markets. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z

The first was simple bishop of a suffragan city to the Thracian metropolis of Heraclea. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII

The Thracian monarch from the table flings While with his cries the vaulted parlour rings; His imprecations echo down to hell, And rouse the snaky furies from their Stygian cell. Heathen Mythology

I shall not yield in song either to Thracian Orpheus or to Linus, though he be aided by his mother, he by his father, Orpheus by Calliope, Linus by the fair Apollo. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

Our golden Thracian gaspeth in his blood; The steeds are ours; the foe hath understood And crowds against you. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

There was a village in Macedonia where some Thracians had once settled and their descendants still lived. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z

That Thracian tribe which mourned at each birth as others do at death, had a true philosophy of man’s estate. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius

What if the Thracian horses, fat with gore, Who human bodies in their manger tore, I saw, and with their barbarous lord, o'erthrew? Heathen Mythology

In this last aspect he was one of the chief gods of the Thracians, amongst whom his home was placed even in the time of Homer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"

Enter a crowd of Thracians running in confusion, in the midst of them Odysseus and Diomede. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

The inhabitants were frequently involved in quarrels with their neighbours, and in a war against the Saians—a Thracian tribe—he threw away his shield and fled from the field of battle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"

Spartacus was a Thracian, and like most of his fellow slaves had been a prisoner of war. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men

As a nymph of the country she is interested in the fate of the Thracian Orpheus and Eurydice. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes

The question therefore is, whom did the Macedonians in the points most resemble, the Illyrians or the Thracians? The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2

Hector is gone to help those Thracians sleep. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Here some of their number settled near Byzantium, having conquered the native Thracians, and made Tyle their capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"

The "foure white bolles" that draw the 'char of gold' upon which the Thracian stands, are as antique as you can devise. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845

Thyniam: the part of Bithynia on the shore of the Thracian Bosporus. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes

Thus Byzantium was never estranged from its Peloponnesian ancestors, although it adopted a large number of additional colonists,490 and ruled over Thracian subjects. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2

In spite of the words about possible "wrath" that may follow the Thracian's boasting, the applause excites him at once to a yet bolder gab. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Among others—Thracians, Celts, etc., in classic times, many primitive inhabitants of India, Malay nations, South Sea Islanders and many American Indians to this day—the girls enjoy absolute sexual freedom before marriage. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State

The story, so marvellous and pathetic, of the Thracian harper-king, and his bride stung by the serpent, is from of old the own tale of lovers and poets. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845

The original inhabitants of Dacia were called Thracians, and their language Illyrian. Lectures on The Science of Language

It is greatly to be lamented that we know much less of the ancient customs of the Illyrians than of the Thracians, of whose singular and almost Asiatic usages we are sufficiently well informed. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2

The description of Thracian fighting again suggests personal knowledge, and so does the boasting. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

That the Gaul had lost his plumes and that his armor showed great streaks of missing enamel meant no more to either than that the Thracian's supposedly surprise attack had failed. Triplanetary

There they absorbed elements of Thracian and Slavic culture, in addition to that of their Roman rulers. Area Handbook for Romania

A similar instance is that of Lycurgus, a Thracian king, from whose attack Dionysus saved himself by leaping into the sea, where he was kindly received by Thetis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth"

The Macedonians, brothers of the Thracians, and entirely different from the Greeks, among whom they were long called barbarians, wandered about their mountainous country, divided into 150 hordes, when a Heraclide, &c.2101.Solinus, The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2

The Thracians apparently bound themselves with heroic boasts before battle much as Irish and Highland chieftains sometimes did, or as the Franks did with their gabs. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Blood trickled out of the joints of the Thracian's armor and it became a frenzied mob. Triplanetary

Grains predominate on plains south of Danube River; irrigated Thracian Plain produces more diversified crops. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

However, it required a considerable time before the various Thracian tribes were finally subdued and a client kingdom under the Thracian prince Cotys was interposed between Macedonia and the lower Danube. A History of Rome to 565 A. D.

The Illyrians were in these ancient times also bounded on the east by the Phrygians and Thracians, as well as by the Pelasgians. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2

It has been thought to come abruptly and, as it were, unskilfully on top of the familiar dialogue between Hector and the Thracian. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

He fights either Thracian or Samnite depending upon the opposition. Triplanetary

In the fourth century B.C., however, Philip of Macedon, competing with the Greeks in a power struggle over Thrace, conquered Thrace and made the Thracians a subject people. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

Severus Alexander showed himself well-disposed towards Christianity and the brief persecution of Maximinus the Thracian was merely a spasmodic expression of hatred against those protected by his predecessor. A History of Rome to 565 A. D.

We have therefore now only to ascertain whether the Macedonians were of Thracian or Illyrian descent. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2

Probably to allow the Greek spies to pass on towards the Thracian camp by a different and unoccupied way, not by the way which the Guards had just taken. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

That mace, which had seemed so heavy in the Thracian's hands a moment before, had become miraculously maneuverable—it was hurtling through the air directly toward the middle of his body! Triplanetary

Dobrudzha, in the northeast, the Black Sea coastal area, and parts of the Thracian Plain usually receive less than twenty inches. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

He divided us into three bodies: first, the Armenians, then the Thracians, lastly, the Herulians. The Scarlet Banner

He was himself taken prisoner by a Thracian band, and provoked his captors, who were ignorant of his identity, to put him to death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"

Like many Thracian heroes Rhesus has a dash of the Sun-god in him, the burning targe, the white horses and the splendour. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

He did not have all of his Thracian armor, but he had enough. Triplanetary

The area in between, which includes the Thracian Plain, is influenced by both types of climate, but more of the time by continental systems. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

But this time the Hun was wiser than either the German or the Thracian. The Scarlet Banner

His marriage with Hipparchia, daughter of a wealthy Thracian family, was in curious contrast to the prosaic character of his life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"

A great and rushing noise those Thracians make, Marching. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Should he let the Thracian kill the Commander of his Guard? Triplanetary

The Thracian Plain has comparatively little of the finest soils, but it has much soil that is more than adequate to produce reasonably good crops. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

Belisarius had committed the pursuit of the fugitive King to his countryman, the Thracian Althias. The Scarlet Banner

Behind them, sent by Narses, two thousand Persians and Thracians pressed up the ascent. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3

He told me what I sought, and there I stood Watching; and saw one gleaming like a God, Tall in the darkness on a Thracian car. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Then, apparently gathering his every resource for a final effort, the Thracian took one short, choppy step forward and swung straight down, with all his strength. Triplanetary

The earliest people to have a viable political organization in the area were the Thracians, whose loosely organized tribes occupied and controlled much of the Balkan Peninsula. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

After a short struggle Gundomar, transfixed by the Thracian's spear, sank from his horse. The Scarlet Banner

The Goth obstinately defended the town, but when, during a sally, the axe of the old master-at-arms sent him to the other world, the citizens obliged the Thracian garrison to yield. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3

The numbers of that host no pen could write Nor reckon; 'tis a multitudinous sight, Long lines of horsemen, lines of targeteers, Archers abundant; and behind them veers A wavering horde, light-armed, in Thracian weed. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

The Thracian's teeth bared in a wolfish grin. Triplanetary

Sofia was founded by the Thracians and has had a continuous history of some importance for 2,000 years. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

When we were within an arrow-shot, the horsemen, the Huns, dashed to the right and left, and we saw behind them the Thracian infantry, seven ranks deep, who received us with a hail of arrows. The Scarlet Banner

"Belisarius's troops," at last panted the Thracian, "stand sorely wounded outside the Tiburtinian Gate they beg for admittance--furious Goths are at their heels--Belisarius has fallen into an ambush--he is dead." A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3)

I had reached the coast Of the Friendless Sea and purposed to have crossed My Thracians there. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

He knows that I always fight Thracian, and that I'd be a fool to try anything else against him. Triplanetary

No trace of its original founders remains in the city, although it retained its Thracian name, Serdica, while it was a part of the Roman Empire. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

The Huns now bore down upon us from both flanks; the Thracians pressed forward from the front with levelled spears. The Scarlet Banner

Attack the body-guard of the Thracian from behind, and if they will not yield, strike them down without mercy. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3)

I cannot hear him right; it sounds as if The Thracians were surprised or in some grief. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

Viewed in that light, the Thracian could not kill Tigellinus, because that bit of corruption had a few more jobs to do. Triplanetary

The Thracian Plain and most of the higher lands of the south and southwest drain to the Aegean Sea. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

They were marching along a road between Belisarius's main body in the east and the Huns and Thracians, our left wing, who had defeated Gibamund and pursued him far to the west. The Scarlet Banner

There were Thracians, too, who dwelt much further north than Achilles, in Europe and beside the strait of Hellespont, where the narrow sea runs like a river. Tales of Troy and Greece

With a dirge of the Thracian mountains, I mourn for thee, O my son. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

In the life of the courts, women as well as men, in spite of their Greek culture, show the Thracian traits of passion and cruelty. Greek Women

The remainder of the Thracian Plain and the Danubian plateau get less than the country average. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

After this first onset of the Vandals had resulted in defeat, Gibamund, knowing nothing of it, attacked with his troops the greatly superior force of the Huns and Thracians. The Scarlet Banner

So it proved, for when the Trojans had rallied and formed in line, Agamemnon slew a Thracian chief who had come to fight for Troy before King Rhesus came. Tales of Troy and Greece

In any case his abruptness here, and his careful indication of the place where the Thracians are to sleep, far from the rest of the camp, have some dramatic value for the sequel. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z

But her people began to expostulate, and then, having had Philip shot by Thracians, she sent Eurydice the sword, the halter, and the hemlock, to take her choice. Greek Women

In the Thracian Plain, south of the Stara Planina, the continental climate is modified somewhat by the influence of the Mediterranean Sea. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

Among the nations of our own empire, the Thracians and Illyrians are the best soldiers. The Scarlet Banner

So when some one told him Antisthenes's mother was a Thracian, "Did you think," quoth he, "so fine a man must be the child of two Athenians?" Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12

The most important of them, a cruel and drunken tyrant, who began to reign in 382 B.C., was involved with the Athenians in a dispute for the possession of the Thracian Chersonese. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy"

The strong Thracian grew pale; but with anger, not fear. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476

Later, when their society began to disintegrate, the Thracians fell under Greek influence and joined forces with Athens to overrun neighboring Macedonia. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

Here he found a short dagger, like those worn by the Thracians, which he thrust into his belt; he then put down the long-handled heavy axe, which had burdened him while running. A Captive of the Roman Eagles

The Albanian language is a derivative of the tongues that were spoken by the ancient Illyrians and Thracians. Area Handbook for Albania

But the Thracian giant dashed recklessly through the masses of people. A Christian But a Roman

Now and then he moistened his under lip, and a Thracian who sat at his side heard him murmur “Mary” and some words of Syro-Chaldaic which the Thracian did not understand. Mary Magdalen

Regions where the densities were highest include the Sofia Basin and the southwestern portion of the Thracian Plain. Area Handbook for Bulgaria

The Thracians, and especially the Batavians, are their very best troops. A Captive of the Roman Eagles

Both are descendants of Romanized Dacians or Thracians of the pre-Christian era. Area Handbook for Albania

In the atrium the whole court moves to and fro, slaves playing master and grooms playing senator; and the entrance to the magnificent apartments of Carinus is guarded by a brown-skinned Thracian giant. A Christian But a Roman

The combatants were armed with falchions and small round shields, in the manner of the Thracians, the most esteemed of the gladiators. Old and New London Volume I

His attempts to obtain the dominion of the Mediterranean were imitated in succession by the Lydians, Thracians, Rhodians, the latter being the inventors of the first maritime code, subsequently incorporated into Roman law. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition

Saturninus went up to the slave, who hung with shaking knees between the two Thracians. A Captive of the Roman Eagles

Modern Albanian is derived from the ancient Illyrian and Thracian, but many outside influences are evident. Area Handbook for Albania

Galga, the gigantic Thracian doorkeeper, held the old man back, and told him to come the next day. A Christian But a Roman

He had a harder task in getting the mares of the Thracian king, Diomêdes, which were fed on man’s flesh. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History

On the very verge of Asiatic civilization the Thracians scalped their enemies and tattooed themselves; at the other end of the continent the Britons daubed their bodies with ochre and woad. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition

But the Illyrian guards were rigidly trained: two gigantic Thracians--one on each side of the threshold--held their spears crossed before the opening, and scanned sharply every one who went in or out. A Captive of the Roman Eagles

Standing before its open door, with his Thracian soldiers around him, he endeavoured to prevail on Demosthenes to quit the holy precinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor"

The Thracians wove of it garments and sheets. Needlework As Art

Orpheus was a Thracian, the son of Œagrus and the Muse Calliope. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer

The traditions of ancient deluges, which are the primitive facts of Greek history, refer to such movements, perhaps the opening of the Thracian Bosphorus was one of them. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition

The weakest point is the northwest corner, so the best troops are there: Batavian and spearmen of the Emperor's Thracian Guard: etc. A Captive of the Roman Eagles

The Thracian spearmen, who were watching him from the door, began to gibe at his cowardice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor"

According to ancient writers, tattooing was practised by Thracians, Picts, and Celts. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso

And the Thracians were perfectly right, if the child were to be reared a diplomatist. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845

Three Thracians also, men whose stem from Boreas came of yore,350 Three whom their father Idas sent, and Ismara their land, In various wise he fells. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse

On the death of Marcian, following that of Pulcheria, in whose person a woman first became empress regnant, Leo was a Thracian officer, a colonel of the service, and director of the general Aspar's household. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I

The Thracians intoxicate themselves by swallowing the fumes of certain herbs, which they cast into the fire. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness

Now Hebrus dries, and Strymon, Thracian floods: And streams Hesperian, Rhine; and Rhone; and Po; And Tiber, destin'd all the world to rule. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II

He had a harder task in getting the mares of the Thracian king, Diomedes, which were fed on man's flesh. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History

Far off a peopled land of Mars lies midst its mighty plain, Tilled of the Thracians; there whilom did fierce Lycurgus reign. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse

At length, through the Thracian highlands and the soft plains of Thessaly, Dionysos came back to Thebes, where he had been born amid the roar of the thunder and the blaze of the fiery lightning. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

Athenæus4 also assures us, that the Thracians were great drinkers; and he says the same thing of the Milesians, Illyrians, Lydians, Persians, Carthaginians, Gauls, and Spaniards. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness

“Since nature could such heinous deeds permit; “The Thracian realms, my land, I 'gratulate; “And joy this clime at such a distance lies, “From that which could such monstrous acts produce. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II

He, however, found some Thracian guides who undertook to conduct him to their territory; and then, taking with him a sufficient force, he set out on the expedition. Darius the Great Makers of History

I turn the matter in my mind: the Field-Nymphs I adore, And him, Gradivus, father dread, who rules the Thracian plain, And pray them turn the thing to good and make its threatenings vain. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse

But the demons long nourish'd here, Murder, Discord, and Hate, In the stormy desolate waves Of the Thracian Sea let her leave, Or the howling outermost main! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold

When we consult ancient histories upon this point, we learn from Plato1, that the Scythians, Thracians, Celtæ and Iberians, were the greatest drinkers that ever were. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness

Skillful she extends The Thracian web, and on the snow-white threads, In purple letters, weaves the dreadful tale. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II

He was the youngest son of Priam, and had been sent some years before to Thrace, to be brought up in the court of the Thracian king. Romulus Makers of History

His bare arms were grotesquely tattooed, clear sign that he was a Thracian. A Victor of Salamis

The Thracians, the progenitors of the Vlachs, took refuge in the mountainous districts and for some centuries disappeared from history: originally an agricultural people, they became nomad shepherds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"

The otherwise worthless play of The Thracian Wonder, attributed to Webster and Rowley, contains an unusual number of good songs. A History of Elizabethan Literature

“An urn supply to draw the liquid waves;”— The corse of Polydore, flung on the beach She saw, pierc'd deep with wounds of Thracian steel. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II

Here, a lion stands at bay; there, a tigress crouches for the spring; a snarling wolf snaps at a keen-eyed Thracian, or a bear with ungainly trot shambles away from the spear of his persecutor. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times

Since the day his parents—following the barbarous Thracian custom—had sold him into slavery and he had passed into Democrates’s service, the lad had never seen his master acting thus. A Victor of Salamis

After arranging his affairs in Egypt, and obtaining re-enforcements of Greeks and Thracians, he set out for the Euphrates, which he crossed at Thapsacus, unobstructed—another error of the Persians. Ancient States and Empires

Rome's fiercest gladiator is to-day again A Thracian—and a man! The Path of Dreams Poems

The Thracian king Heard credulous; lur'd by his wonted love Of gain, with her withdrew, and wily thus; With coaxing words;—“quick, Hecuba!” The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II

I hope that next time Aufrecht's muse will give us an intermediate chapter on the Hellenes, Pelasgians, Thracians, Æolians, Dorians, and Ionians; it is curious enough that these are entirely passed over. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities

Marching quickly against the Thracians and the Illyrians, who at once succumb, he volts to smite rebellious Thebes and Athens, whom Demosthenes's incessant appeals have again induced to take the field. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History

Athens returned the captive Spartans she had held since the battle of Sphacteria, but Amphipolis was not restored, from the continued enmity of the Thracian cities. Ancient States and Empires

Joyfully did the army accept this offer, though complaining loudly of the fraud practised upon them by Seuthês; which Charmînus, at the instance of Xenophon, vainly pressed the Thracian prince to redress. The Two Great Retreats of History

Plato—if I may quote him again—in another passage dealing with a certain Zalmoxis, a Thracian and also a master of this art, has written that 'magical charms are merely beautiful words'. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura

The Pelasgians must have been a nearly connected people; the Thracians were certainly so. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities

Orpheus is torn to pieces by the Thracian women; on which, a serpent, which attacks his face, is changed into stone. The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations

The divisions of the phalanx were in the centre, and the Peloponnesian cavalry and Thracian light infantry on the left. Ancient States and Empires

Here at Byzantium, he received his first communication from the Thracian prince Seuthês; who sent Medosadês to offer him a reward if he would bring the army across. The Two Great Retreats of History

When those invaders had been driven back by the Thracian tribes, these in turn exacted from Byzantium like payments, and to increase its revenues the city taxed all vessels entering the Euxine. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03

The discipline exacted by Alexander was no more acceptable to the soldiers here than elsewhere, and the secret agents of the ambitious Thracian found fertile ground for their insinuations. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

We countered with Kitchener, Lloyd George and the British Navy, while outside in the night the Thracian wolves howled derisively at both alike. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19

The Thracian infantry guarded the baggage and camp. Ancient States and Empires

But political commotions had robbed him of his principality over three Thracian tribes; which it was now the ambition of Seuthês to recover, by the aid of the Cyreian army. The Two Great Retreats of History

I now am Thracian Chloe's slave, With hand and voice that charms the air, For whom even death itself I'd brave, So fate the darling girl would spare. Horace

"Thracian," he said, "are you prepared to wrestle after your race?" Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

Judging from this passage it would appear that Phædrus was a Macedonian by birth, and not, as more generally stated, a Thracian. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes

Again arrested, and again contriving to escape, he went to Thrace, and obtained a recognition from Teres, the chief of the Thracian barbarians. Ancient States and Empires

The Thracian leads a hundred lords, with hearts stern and stout. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845

Hence the philosopher must always be as little understood by men of the street as was Thales by the Thracian handmaiden. The Approach to Philosophy

After the death of Severus the Thracian served with equal fidelity under his son Caracalla, whose favor and esteem he won. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

The people of Pieria were supposed to have been of Thracian origin. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes

Sparta, personified in him, became supreme, and ruled over all the islands, and over the Asiatic and Thracian cities. Ancient States and Empires

Dryden, you will have noticed, smooths down, in some places, a little the savagery of the Thracian. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845

The judgment-balance of the Realms below, A judge, himself of mortal lineage, held; The very Furies at the Thracian's woe, Were moved and music-spell'd. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843

The favors poured upon the Thracian peasant failed to secure his fidelity, and only nourished his ambition. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

For when Julian arrived among the Thracians, it was announced that Constantius was dead. A Source Book for Ancient Church History

It took Alexander a year and a few months to crush out what little remained of Grecian freedom, subdue the Thracians, and collect forces for his expedition into Persia. Ancient States and Empires

The pack of hyenas from the desert, a novelty not yet witnessed at the games, the crocodiles from the Nile and the wolves from the Thracian forests. "Unto Caesar"

Xenophon takes notice of these dances in armour, especially among the Thracians, who were so warlike a people. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing

For a Roman soldier to be overthrown by a Thracian peasant, as seemed likely to be the result, would be a disgrace not to be risked. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

To these must be added foot soldiers of the Thracians, the Pæonians, the Macedonians, and others. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8

They belonged to the Thracian group of nations, and were identical with the Getæ. Ancient States and Empires

The two chief districts immediately south of the stream are upper and lower Mœsia, consisting of the slope of the Thracian mountains northward to the river, with the plains between it and them. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens

The soul Aeolian took up the lyre Born upon Thracian lands, as foster child; And on its golden strings the restless beatings Of Sappho's and Erinna's flaming hearts Were echoed burningly. Life Immovable First Part

But the years had touched Plato lightly—unlike Socrates, he had endured no Thracian winters in bare feet, neither had he lived on cold snacks picked up here and there, as Providence provided. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8

Nor do we praise the Thracians who to this day, in honour of Orpheus, mark their wives;844 nor the barbarians on the banks of the Eridanus who, they say, wear mourning for Phäethon. Plutarch's Morals

All these races had a certain affinity with the Thracians, and all modified the institutions of the Greeks who settled on the coast for purposes of traffic or colonization. Ancient States and Empires

South of the Thracian mountains you have Thrace herself, and the countries confusedly called Dalmatia and Illyria, forming the coast of the Adriatic, and reaching inwards and eastwards to the mountain watershed. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens

Konstantinos, a Thracian general, was one of the bravest and most active of the Byzantine officers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847

Ovid’s banishment among the Thracians could scarcely be a more formidable change of position. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844

As he shoved off, he desired Commander Roberts of the Thracian to get as close as possible, so as to render all the assistance in his power. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900

His first proceeding as king was to buy the Thracians, his enemies, by presents and promises, so that only the Athenians and the Illyrians remained formidable. Ancient States and Empires

The Thracians, who also thought that Alexander would not be able to carry out his father's plans, now revolted, and the young king was obliged to begin his reign by marching against them. The Story of the Greeks

The part of the Thracian Belisarius was then performed by the Corsican Bonaparte. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847

The meetings were held at night, and were accompanied not only by the characteristic features of the old Thracian ritual, but, as in Etruria, by the most abominable wickedness. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus

The entrance of the harbour not being more than a cable’s length in width, even the Thracian could not venture to approach close enough to attack the schooner. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900

He sustained his usurpation by means of Thracian mercenaries, and sent the children of all he suspected as hostages to Naxos. Ancient States and Empires

Alexander was not dead, but had conquered the Thracians completely. The Story of the Greeks

Some of these Thracian Gentiles were converts to Judaism, but they were people whose character could be trusted. The Books of the New Testament

Three Thracians likewise of Boreas' sovereign race, and three sent by their father Idas from their native Ismarus, fall in divers wise before him. The Aeneid of Virgil

The names of Latin colouring may either be memorials of the Romanized Thracians or else may refer to the mediæval Catholics, whether Saxon miners or travelling merchants. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1

All the accumulations in her treasury were exhausted, and she was compelled to dismiss even her Thracian mercenaries. Ancient States and Empires

First of all, he wished to subdue a few of his most unruly neighbors, such as the Thracians and O-lyn´thi-ans. The Story of the Greeks

Having obtained from him the desired information, they then attack the Thracians, and slay their king, Rhesus, while asleep. The Iliad of Homer (1873)

Hecate would appear to have been originally a moon-goddess worshipped by the Thracians. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

From these countries they were introduced among the Thracians or Pelasgians in the island of Samothrace, and extended thence into Greece. Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy

After various misfortunes the soldiers at length were taken under the pay of Seuthes, a Thracian prince, who sought the recovery of his principality, but who cheated them out of their pay. Ancient States and Empires

The Thracians brought into Phrygia, and the Persian magi into Cappadocia, the fast spreading belief in the immortality of mankind. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

Then both advanced onwards through arms and black blood; and proceeding, they came immediately to the band of the Thracian heroes. The Iliad of Homer (1873)

An instance of this is seen in the case of Thamyris, a Thracian bard, who presumed to invite them to a trial of skill in music. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

The Thracian horse had deserted, and the Asiatic cavalry had gone over to Tissaphernes soon after the battle. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis

I’ll put the boy, as he is Cracis’ son, in one of the chariots, one of the light ones drawn by Thracian horses. Marcus: the Young Centurion

This Thracian Dionysus was a god of vegetation. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

As when a lion, coming upon unprotected flocks of goats or sheep, rushes upon them, designing evils, so fell the son of Tydeus upon the Thracian men, until he had slain twelve. The Iliad of Homer (1873)

It is more safe to sleep, to read a book, The Thracian harp with cunning to have strook. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Old Belon, two hundred years ago, gives a curious account of the incredible armies of hawks and kites which he saw in the spring-time traversing the Thracian Bosphorus from Asia to Europe. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1

She was her own dowry, by Bacchus the Thracian. Little Novels of Italy

Thracians also seem to have spread, in Asia Minor, the cult of the "riding god" which existed until the beginning of the Roman period; cf. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

When he beheld Minerva accompanying the son of Tydeus, enraged with her, he descended into the vast army of the Trojans, and roused Hippocoön, a counsellor of the Thracians, the gallant cousin of Rhesus. The Iliad of Homer (1873)

So the fierce troops of Thracian Rhesus fell, And captive horses bade their lord farewell. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Eight was the number known in Athens, until finally the Thracian worship of nine spread over the whole of Greece. Woman's Work in Music

Zeno, son and successor to Leo the Thracian, favored the Eutychians. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March

Like the Thracians, the Phrygians began very early to believe in the immortality of the soul. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

Nor did king Neptune keep a vain watch; for he sat aloft upon the highest summit of the woody Thracian Samos, admiring the war and the battle. The Iliad of Homer (1873)

I drew the dagger dripping red from the heart of my Thracian love and stuck it to my bosom bidding her strike it hard. The Coming of the King

Thamyris, an ancient Thracian bard, boldly challenged them to a trial of skill, and, on being overcome by them in the contest, was deprived by them of his sight and of the power of singing. Woman's Work in Music

For he had already taken possession of it not long before, having sent Conon with no small force of Isaurians and Thracians. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI.

Valens himself perished on the field of battle, and his unburied corpse disappeared among the embers of a Thracian hut which had been set fire to by the barbarians. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation

For if ye are now eager to penetrate the host of the Trojans, those Thracians lately arrived are apart, the last of all the others. The Iliad of Homer (1873)

One side represented the Thracian country, with its streams and mountains and its browsing flocks. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera

Orpheus too, who by some is said to have been torn to pieces by the Thracian women, by others is represented as slain by the bolt of Jupiter: and his epitaph imports as much. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)

We have a specimen remaining of the nonchalant style in which he addressed a woman, in the ode commencing "O Thracian mare!" The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century

A curious inscription to this purpose has been preserved by Spon and Wheeler, which belonged to some obelisk or temple upon the Thracian Bosporus. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.

He took out beside two glittering tripods, and four goblets, and a very beautiful cup, which the Thracian men had given him when going on an embassy, a mighty possession. The Iliad of Homer (1873)

The Thracian lover's harp, "drawing iron tears down Pluto's cheek," won his mistress half way to the upper light, and would have wholly redeemed her had he not in impatience looked back. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life

The common notion is, that he was torn to pieces by the Thracian women. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)

We were leaving, and looking our last on the Thracian coasts, once rimmed from Mt. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two

After Troy was taken the Thracian, for the sake of the money, killed the young prince and privately buried him. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry

The first halt was made at Perintheus, or Heraclea, where Belisarius waited five days to receive some Thracian horses, a military gift of his sovereign. Gibbon

The barbarous Thracian soldier, moved with nought, Was moved with him and for his favour sought. Hero and Leander

Some make Orpheus by birth a Thracian; some an Arcadian: others a Theban. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)

Most of all, Richard had been spoiled by an admiration for Democritus, which Thracian's acquaintance he picked up at school. The President A novel

A Thracian steed he pressed, Dappled with white; a crest of scarlet hue High o'er his golden helmet flamed in view. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

Believed to be of Thracian origin; not clearly traceable. Roumania Past and Present

At length wild Thracian women heard it, furious in the rites of Dionysus. Among Famous Books

His vanguard, however, was routed first; then his contingent of allies was scattered; and Andriscus himself was betrayed by Byzes, a Thracian prince, and executed. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form

He is inclined to think these so-called Dacians are the surviving representatives of the great Thracian race. Round About the Carpathians

In flowing robes the Thracian minstrel sings, Sweetly responsive to the seven-toned lyre; Fingers and quill alternate wakes the strings. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

There is a genuine ring in that line of Anacreon’s— “The Thracian filly I no longer heed.” On the Sublime

The Thracian women, those drunken bacchanals that own no law but their desires, stand for the lawless claim and attack of the lower life upon the higher. Among Famous Books

Next he invaded Thessaly, damaged a very great extent of it, and ranged Thracian interests on his side. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form

These Thracian women gaze And whispering, go their ways, Seeing I loathe my life. Poems

A dappled Thracian charger bears the knight, His pasterns flecked and forehead starred with white. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

Gladiators were furnished by all countries—Gauls, Germans, Thracians, and sometimes negroes. History Of Ancient Civilization

His wife and queen, the virtuous Hecʹu-ba, was a daughter of a Thracian king. The Story of Troy

Take warning by the Thracians, and the Centaurs and Lapiths, never to overstep the bounds of moderation. Horace and His Influence

On either side of the tent were Thracians and Illyrians, with Goths beyond them, and next to these Eruli, and finally Vandals and Moors. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War

A quiver, worn by Amazon of old, With Thracian arrows, for the next in speed, Clasped with a gem and belted with bright gold. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

But the ram carried the two children far away over land and sea, till he came to the Thracian Chersonese, and there Helle fell into the sea. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People

The god of war consented, and assuming the form of Acʹa-mas, a Thracian leader, he went through the Trojan ranks encouraging the chiefs to fight bravely. The Story of Troy

Everyone desires it, and everyone prays for it,—the sailor caught in the storms of the Aegean, the mad Thracian, the Mede with quiver at his back. Horace and His Influence

David left the scene as a powerful Thracian, standing by the arena's gate, saluted the king. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ

Much-musing, to the woodland nymphs I pray, And Mars, the guardian of the Thracian plain, With favouring grace the omen to allay, And bless the dreadful vision. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

Now also guide our steps,550 Propitious, to the Thracian tents and steeds. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper

Then they hurried on to the Thracian camp, where they found the warriors sunk in deep repose, after the fatigues of the day's journey. The Story of Troy

Cyprus owns thy sway, And Memphis, far from Thracian snow: Raise high thy lash, and deal me, pray, That haughty Chloe just one blow! Horace and His Influence

Seeing a body of Thracian horse closely pursuing Brutus, and just upon the point of taking him, he boldly threw himself in their way, telling them that he was Brutus. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor.

Harpalyce was the daughter of a Thracian king and a famous huntress. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

Loose thou the steeds, or slaughter thou570 The Thracians, and the steeds shall be my care. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper

The Thracians occupied the region between the rivers Strymon and Danube. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01

And the daughters of Pierus a Thracian, imitating them, were celebrated by the same name. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great

Alexander—What! art thou that Thracian robber, of whose exploits I have heard so much? Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader

Three Thracians next, three sons of Idas bleed. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor

The Pompeian reserve cohorts stood against them like men; the Thracian and other auxiliary light troops sent down clouds of missiles—of what avail? A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C.

In the first place, Artemisium is contracted from a wide space of the Thracian sea into a narrow frith, which lies between the island of Sciathus and the continent of Magnesia. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01

Herodotus speaks of the hempen robes of the Thracians as equal to linen in fineness. The Spinners

Robber—I am a Thracian, and a soldier. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader

His two great masters of war, foreigners in origin like himself, were Belisarius the Thracian and Narses the Armenian. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04

Orpheus, the Thracian singer, was the most famous of all the musicians of Greece. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)

What! hast thou vanquished the Thracian? and hast thou got the mastery over this host, my mistress? and hast thou done such deeds, as thou sayest? The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.

And then he said to him "Are you willing to wrestle now after your running, my little Thracian?" The Origin and Deeds of the Goths

The Bacchic worship, in its Thracian form, was always distasteful to the best of the Greeks; it was suspected and disliked by the enlightened, proscribed by kings, and rejected by communities. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology

M. Reinach claims that the primitive elements of the Orphic myth of the Thracian Dionysos-Zagreus—divine serpents producing an egg whence came the horned snake Zagreus, occur in dislocated form in Gaul. The Religion of the Ancient Celts

For months the solutions of the Adriatic, the Austrian, Turkish, and Thracian problems hung in poignant suspense, the public looking on with diminishing interest and waxing dissatisfaction. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

But I will retire out of his way, and make good my retreat from the boiling rage of this most desperate Thracian. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.

That Indra taught writing to the Thracian Pelasgians under the guise of Orpheus,** but left his own spokesmen and vehicles, the Brahmans, illiterate until "the dawn of Christianity?" Five Years of Theosophy

Herodotus found among the Thracians that the barbarians could be exceedingly foppish after their fashion. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before

Kraterus proved no unworthy successor of Alexander, for he slew many and often rallied his troops, until a Thracian rode at him sideways and struck him from his horse. Plutarch's Lives Volume III.

Thus the dispute about the Thracian settlement lay not between Bulgaria and Greece, nor between Greece and the Supreme Council, but between Greece and Mr. Wilson. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

The Scene lies before the Grecian tents, on the coast of the Thracian Chersonese. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.

A Thracian considered it a disgrace to till the ground; to live by plunder was the mark of a gentleman. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II

Once a Thracian who was my lover was caught in the net. Miscellanies

Amidst the fearful scene of misery and disorder which followed the capture of the city, certain Thracians broke into the house of one Timoklea, a lady of noble birth and irreproachable character. Plutarch's Lives Volume III.

Next to the Thracians were the mercenaries, variously armed, and mixed with Paeonians. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I

Receive and take care of this woman for me, until I come hither driving the Thracian mares, having slain the king of the Bistonians. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.

He was afterwards Proconsul of Macedonia, and had a triumph for his victories over the Thracians and other barbarian tribes. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II

To quarrel over your cups, which were made for joy, is downright Thracian. The Works of Horace

The Thracians seized her, and took her to Alexander, where she proved herself a woman of courage by her noble and fearless carriage, as she walked in the midst of her savage captors. Plutarch's Lives Volume III.

He himself was assailed by a Thracian, but struck him through the breast with his spear. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I

Before long Aeneas' fleet landed on the Thracian coast, where, while preparing a sacrifice, our hero was horrified to see blood flow from the trees he cut down. The Book of the Epic

Cotta fled before him and took refuge in Chalkedon, a city situated on the Asiatic side of the Thracian Bosporus opposite to the site of Constantinople. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II

You, moist with wine, on lonely mountain-tops bind the hair of your Thracian priestesses with a knot of vipers without hurt. The Works of Horace

While the Thracian was stooping over the well trying to see down to the bottom, she came behind, pushed him in, and threw large stones upon him until he died. Plutarch's Lives Volume III.

For this reason Kratinus alludes to him in his play of the 'Thracian Woman'— "Our Jove with lofty skull appears; The Odeum on his head he bears, Because he fears the oyster-shell no more." Plutarch's Lives, Volume I

First then let us name Orpheus whom once Calliope bare, it is said, wedded to Thracian Oeagrus, near the Pimpleian height. The Argonautica

Grown old and faded, you bewail The rake's insulting sally, While round your home the Thracian gale Storms through the lonely alley. Echoes from the Sabine Farm

And Bacchus himself admonishes us in his severity to the Thracians; when greedy to satisfy their lusts, they make little distinction between right and wrong. The Works of Horace

Ibykos had pointed the contrast between the gay spring time and his own unhappy heart in which Eros raged like 'the Thracian blast.' The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times

To some this seemed mere boasting, while others thought that he could very possibly effect it by bringing many Thracian light-armed troops and cavalry to assault the camp on the land side. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I

Herodotus mentions it as prevailing among the Thracians, certain of whom, he says, exhibit such marks on their faces as an indication of their nobility. John Rutherford, the White Chief

In maudlin spite let Thracians fight Above their bowls of liquor; But such as we, when on a spree, Should never brawl and bicker! Echoes from the Sabine Farm

It is granted me likewise to celebrate the honor added to the constellations by your happy spouse, and the palace of Pentheus demolished with no light ruin, and the perdition of Thracian. The Works of Horace

So all that day till the setting of the sun they sat and feasted on fat venison and drank of the wine which they had taken in their raid on the Thracians. Stories from the Odyssey

Great Homer sings how once of old The Thracian women met to hold To "Bacchus, ever young and fair," Mysterious rites with solemn care. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844

The war was at length terminated under the mediation of the king of the Thracian Gauls; the Byzantines agreeing to take off the toll. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson

The island in ancient times contained an Ionian population, perhaps with an admixture of Thracian blood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1

A horrible tempest has condensed the sky, and showers and snows bring down the atmosphere: now the sea, now the woods bellow with the Thracian North wind. The Works of Horace

Hecuba to Agamemnon, for instance, when she is planning the murder of the Thracian King: 'Leave it to me!—and my Trojan women!' Elizabeth's Campaign

Orpheus is said to have been a Thracian poet who moved rocks and trees and tamed wild beasts by playing upon his lyre. Selections from Five English Poets

Dr. Clarke quotes Plutarch on Rivers to show that the Thracians were in the habit of intoxicating themselves with smoke, which he supposes to have been tobacco. Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850

To him the Supreme Being has much in common with the Indian or Thracian Dionysus, the god of perennial youth, joyous revel, and exhilaration. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2

The Thracian Chloe now commands me, skillful in sweet modulations, and a mistress of the lyre; for whom I would not dread to die, if the fates would spare her, my surviving soul. The Works of Horace

Ne'er have I seen thee, since thy Thracian ill. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3

There was a Thracian youth, named Theodosius, in the household of Belisarius, who by descent was of the Eunomian faith. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian

Mongrels, Jesus repeated, overlooking them; not altogether mongrels, three-quarter bred; the dog that begot them was a mongrel, half Syrian, half Thracian. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story

After Orpheus, when he had lost his ideal, was torn to pieces by the Thracian women, his lyre still repeated Eurydice's name. Recollections of My Youth

The year is further noted for the invasion of Macedonia by the Thracian or Scythian king Sitalces, who was, however, induced to retire. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History

The commander, there, was a king of extraordinary warlike abilities, improved by practice from his early youth, in wars against his neighbours, the Thracians and Illyrians, and all the adjoining nations. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36

Stript of his tests of lineage fair He stood, who rais’d this piteous cry— A boy, of form which might have made The Thracian furies’ bosoms kind. Targum

That is how the Thracian dogs fight, like the wolves, he said, turning to Joseph. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story

There is poetry in the frozen Strymon and in the intoxication of the Thracian. Recollections of My Youth

But disaster befell these at the hands of the Thracians, and the fleet that was to aid them was shattered in a storm; so that they returned to Asia without honour. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History

But since necessity diverted my attention from the guarding of it to this present war, the Thracians have possession of it. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36

The Thracians were notorious for their fair hair and blue eyes many centuries before our era. Critiques and Addresses

If I'd had a Thracian he never would have suffered that the sheep killed each other. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story

It appeared that the cannibals went at certain epochs of the year to visit these women, as in ancient history the Thracians crossed to the island of Lesbos inhabited by the Amazons. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera

Ultimately, the greater part of the force took service with the Thracian king Seuthes. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History

I did not seize on Cius by force, but assisted my friend and ally, Prusias, who was besieging it, and Lysimachia I rescued from the Thracians. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36

We are crossing the Attic plain, and from that we find ourselves in the Thracian plain. As Seen By Me

Bithynia, a country in the NW. of Asia Minor, anciently so called; the people of it were of Thracian origin. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

Their appearance is fearsome and repulsive, and they march into battle daubed with paint, as did the Thracians and Agathyrses. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera

Heavenly o'er the startled Hell, Holy, where the Accursed dwell, O Thracian, went thy silver song! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843

Philocles then ordered some Thracians to throw their javelins at him and his attendants; and they were all put to death. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36

In ancient times, the Thracians made to bread from a flour made from the water coltran, a prickly root of triangular form. Science in the Kitchen.

Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia, at the entrance of the Thracian Bosphorus, where the fourth Council of the Church was held in 451, which defined the orthodox conception of Christ as God-man. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

This brother had been carried off as a child by the Thracians together with his betrothed Filli, and having escaped was lately returned to his native land. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England

A number of the tribal and personal names of the early Illyrians and Thracians have been preserved. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

The Thracians, too, were embarrassed by their lances, which also are of a great length, and were entangled among the branches that stood in their way on every side. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36

In achieving his ambitions, however, he well earned the title by which his contemporaries described him, "the Son of a Thracian," that is, Barbarian. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism

Dryas, the father of Lycurgus, a Thracian king, and slain by him, who, in a fit of frenzy against the Bacchus worshippers, mistook him for a vine and cut him down. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

The Thracians, who had formerly been mercenaries under Mithridates, but were then with Fabius, and the slaves present in the Roman camp gave them vigorous assistance. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44).

The Thracians spread north and south, and a branch of their race, the Dacians, crossed the Danube. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

The Thracians," says Cicero, "wept when a child was born, and feasted and made merry when a man went out of the world, and with reason. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 535, February 25, 1832

Hence is my beard of more than Thracian growth. Theocritus, translated into English Verse

So the Bistonian race, a maddening train, Exult and revel on the Thracian plain. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

Six hundred years before Christ, the Greeks and their rougher cousins, the Thracians, Macedonians, and Dacians inhabited this district. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe

Herodotus says that garments were made of it by the Thracians "so much like linen that none but an experienced person could tell whether they were made of hemp or of flax." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861

The Tribune of the second cohort of the Thracians at Gabrosentum. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day

After having equipped his own companion and intimate friend in the armour of a Thracian, he slew the miserable man as he was flying; but he himself received a palpable wound, as the scar proves. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4

In the day when pallid Persia fled before the Thracian steel, By the land that now is London passed the strange Hellenic keel. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens

An army of ninety-five thousand Persians and Arabs was sent from the Tigris to the Thracian Bosphorus, under the command of Harun, or Aaron, the second son of the commander of the faithful. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5

In the same campaign, another army advanced from the Euphrates to the Thracian Bosphorus; Chalcedon surrendered after a long siege, and a Persian camp was maintained above ten years in the presence of Constantinople. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

The formidable navy of Basiliscus pursued its prosperous navigation from the Thracian Bosphorus to the coast of Africa. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

But he soon received the grateful intelligence, that his authority was acknowledged from the Thracian Bosphorus to the Atlantic Ocean. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

By this extraordinary effort of diligence, he arrived with a harassed but formidable army, on the banks of the Thracian Bosphorus before the lieutenants of Licinius were apprised of his hostile intentions. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

Next the Thracians marched the mercenary soldiers, armed after different fashions; with these the Paeonians were mingled. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans

But the emperor, alarmed by the distress and danger of his Italian conquests, despatched to the relief of Naples a fleet of galleys and a body of Thracian and Armenian soldiers. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

And so the monarch urged, he made him rear His banner, and attack my sire; and, through His famous feats, that Thracian cavalier Was named the captain of the invading crew. Orlando Furioso

Now Titan veiled the stars and showed the shore; When, following Magnus, came a scattered band Saved from the Thracian storm. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars

The Hellespont and the Thracian Bosphorus formed their mutual boundary, and the banks of those narrow seas, which flowed in the midst of the Roman world, were covered with soldiers, with arms, and with fortifications. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

The King of Syracuse was not ashamed to contend with the humblest for Olympian honors, nor the Emperor of Rome to measure swords with Thracian gladiators to prove his skill at arms. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10

The first halt was made at Perinthus or Heraclea, where Belisarius waited five days to receive some Thracian horses, a military gift of his sovereign. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

There lived a Thracian knight, for warlike skill And prowess, upon earth without a peer; Who, voiced by many a worthy witness still, The praises of my matchless charms did hear. Orlando Furioso

But when the Afric horse First made their onset, loud beneath their hoofs Rang the wide plain, and rose the dust in air As by some Thracian whirlwind stirred; and veiled The heavens in darkness. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars

But those who had spurned, and those who had protected, the Thracian, were guilty of the same crime, the knowledge of his original obscurity. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

The Amazon Penthesileia, the daughter of Ares and of Thracian race, comes to aid the Trojans, and after showing great prowess, is killed by Achilles and buried by the Trojans. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

The prayers and pilgrimage of Datius, bishop of Milan, were not without effect; and he obtained one thousand Thracians and Isaurians, to assist the revolt of Liguria against her Arian tyrant. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

He said, and striding on, with speedy pace, He sought his coursers of the Thracian race. The Aeneid English

I see the snows Of Thracian mountains; and Philippi's plains Lie broad beneath. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars

Instead of securing his fidelity, these favors served only to inflame the ambition of the Thracian peasant, who deemed his fortune inadequate to his merit, as long as he was constrained to acknowledge a superior. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

Evidence is still wanting for the Macedonian and Thracian coasts. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28

About two years after the last victory of Belisarius, the emperor returned from a Thracian journey of health, or business, or devotion. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

The drifts of Thracian snows were scarce so white, Nor northern winds in fleetness match'd their flight. The Aeneid English

Hence the Jews were in quite a different condition from the Phoenicians, the Thracians, the Persians, and the Medes, with all of whom the Hellenes came into contact. Josephus

"Thracian," said Severus with astonishment, "art thou disposed to wrestle after thy race?" History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

It probably was originally a Thracian town, but was afterwards colonized by Milesians. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28

At the extremity of Europe, another peninsula, the Thracian Chersonesus, runs three days' journey into the sea, to form, with the adjacent shores of Asia, the Straits of the Hellespont. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

Circa 140-135 commences the great slave rising in that island, and in the latter year the long series of campaigns against the free Illyrian and Thracian peoples begins. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate

Thracian by origin, he joined the trickery of the Oriental to all the vices of the Barbarian. Saint Augustin

It was not till eight months after the death of Carus, that the Roman army, returning by slow marches from the banks of the Tigris, arrived on those of the Thracian Bosphorus. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

He himself was sent almost immediately to Byzantium, where he renewed the alliance between that city and Athens, and at the same time entered into relations with Abydos and the Thracian princes. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2

The Thracians and Illyrians were posted in the front, the Heruli and Goths in the centre; the prospect was closed by the Moors and Vandals, and their loose array seemed to multiply their numbers. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

The general was detached from the main body of his army and overtaken by a troop of Thracian horse. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate

At the same time negotiations were going on between himself and Athens with regard to the Thracian strongholds which he had captured in 346. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1

Hannibal's Austerlitz, Cannae, approaches nearest to this exploit of the Thracian; but on that field the two consular armies were united under the command of Varro. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

"All evil be to him," he says, "who brought them into fashion, whether it was Dardanus, or Eetion the Thracian, or Midas the Phrygian." The Life of Cicero Volume One

In a subsequent inroad they pierced the wall of the Thracian Chersonesus, extirpated the habitations and the inhabitants, boldly traversed the Hellespont, and returned to their companions, laden with the spoils of Asia. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

A cohort of Ligurian infantry with two squadrons of Thracian cavalry deserted to the king. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate

He refused to give these up, though he offered to cut a canal across the Chersonese, for the protection of the Athenian allies there from the attacks of the Thracians. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1

Had the victorious Thracian entered the island, both the free population and the slaves would have risen against the Romans. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

In the spring of 335 B.C., he made a campaign against the barbarous peoples north of Macedonia,—the Thracians, the Getae, and the Illyrians. Outline of Universal History

Ten years afterwards, when the Thracian camp rejected the husband of Procopia, the crown was presented to the same Leo, the first in military rank and the secret author of the mutiny. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

While the Romans adopted the arts of Greece, the Thracians and Illyrians continued to behold them with indifference. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition

I could brave, like the Thracian, the dark gates of Hades, were thy embrace my reward. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance

The Thracian, without country or home, and an outlaw from the beginning of his enterprise, had to create an army, and that out of the most heterogeneous and apparently the most unpromising materials. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

A storm shattered the fleet upon the rocky promontory of Athos, and the land force was partly destroyed by the Thracians. Outline of Universal History

Mostly both were equipped as secutors, but they fought also as murmillos, Greeks, Gauls, Thracians, Samnites and dimachaeri, or one in any of these equipments against the other in any other. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

A few companies of Thracians, who had been left on guard, made a brief resistance, but they were soon borne down. Caesar: a Sketch

There was once a famous Thracian harper named Orpheus who had a beautiful wife named Eurydice. A Study of Poetry

This is in striking contrast with Plutarch, who was a contemporary of Florus, but whose patriotic pride was not wounded by the victories which the Thracian gladiator won over Roman generals. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

In former times the Thracians and Cretans did mark their good, propitious, and fortunate days with white stones, and their sad, dismal, and unfortunate ones with black. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1

Besides fencing equipped as Gauls, Samnites, Thracians and secutors they appeared in every combination of any of these and of Greeks and murmillos with every other. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

They learned how the Trojan host was quartered; at the extremity of it was Rhesus, the newly arrived Thracian King, whose white horses were a marvel of beauty and swiftness. Authors of Greece

The pair intercepted and slew Dolon the spy, and finding Rhesus and his Thracian band wrapped in slumber, slew the king with twelve of his chiefs, and carried away his chariot and horses. National Epics

She was the Thracian's wife, or mistress, being connected with him by some tender tie, and was with him when he subsequently escaped from Capua. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

But, by the time of the Persian wars, says Helbig, the Thracians were regarded by the Greeks as rude barbarians, and their military equipment was totally un-Greek. Homer and His Age

He always fought as a secutor or murmillo, or in the armor proper to a Samnite, Thracian, or heavy-armed Greek or Gaul; all of which equipments include a heavy helmet with a vizor. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

The two Greeks penetrated the Thracian encampment, where they slew many warriors and escaped with the horses back to the Greek armament. Authors of Greece

The barbarous Thracians broke out in widespread rebellion, and the Greeks made ready to answer the call of Demosthenes to arms. Early European History

The night was just getting in, and the soldiers were resting from their day's march and from the labors of forming the encampment, when the Thracian fell upon them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

He would not here have followed the Epic tradition, which represented the Thracians as makers of great swords and as splendidly armed charioteers. Homer and His Age

He even, many times, fought two Thracians at once, killing both and coming off unscathed. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

He slew my child, my dearest birth-pang, to charm the Thracian winds. Authors of Greece

He afterwards pitched his camp nearer to the enemy; having in his former entrenchments left the Thracians, whom I have mentioned to have joined us. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola

Greeks and Gauls, Thracians and Syrians, Germans and Spaniards were not likely to submit their necks readily to the yoke. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

His audience had met the Thracians in peace and war, and would contradict the poet's description of them as heavily armed charioteers. Homer and His Age

Such a fighter is customarily matched against an adversary in ordinary Thracian equipment. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

Hector sent out Dolon to reconnoitre, and soon afterwards some Phrygian shepherds bring news that Rhesus has arrived that very night with a Thracian army. Authors of Greece

Those who assailed the lines of the legions were easily repulsed: but, the auxiliary Thracians were terrified with the sudden encounter, as they were utterly unprepared. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola

We are told that he was a Thracian, his family being shepherds. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858

"We hear no more of Rhesus and his Thracians." Homer and His Age

Orpheus, sweetest musician of Greek mythology, after failing to recover his beloved Eurydice from the underworld, in his sorrow scorned the Thracian nymphs, who in their anger dismembered him. An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition

The Thracian Muse descends to mourn her son's death, declaring that she had saved him for many years, but Hector prevailed upon him and Athena caused his end. Authors of Greece

单词	Thracian
例句	Thracian He was the son of one of the Muses and a Thracian prince. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Thracians were the most musical of the peoples of Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A small group of men and women, clutching the holy icons of Greek Orthodox saints, was dancing and twirling around the floor under the sound of the instruments: a Thracian lyra, a gaida, a tambourine. Glimpses of an Ancient Fire-Walking Ritual in Northern Greece 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The first episode was notionally about the Thracian slave, Spartacus, who is betrayed by the Romans and winds up as a gladiator in Capua, but we shouldn't let the plot detain us for too long. Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Stephen Fry on Wagner 2010-05-26T06:59:00Z The plot concerns a nameless Thracian warrior who spends half his life fighting barbarians on behalf of the Romans in unconvincing green-screen CGI landscapes, and the other half having slow-motion sex with his wife. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Spartacus: Blood And Sand 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z The opera, based in mythology, unfolds amid a Thracian community of shepherds. English Ensembles Crown a Festival of Early Music 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z He found “a vineyard manager so old, nobody knows how old he is,” and a winery in Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley that served as a production facility for several producers. Bulgarian wines have a friend in Robert Hayk 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The 's Spartacus, which launched the company's Covent Garden summer season on Monday, tells the story of the uprising against imperial Rome by Thracian gladiators in the first century AD. Bolshoi Spartacus, ENO Laurencia 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z Dionysus was not merely the “Son of Zeus”; his mother, Semele, an ancient Thracian earth goddess, had been erased by male scholars. The Power Women of Mecklenburgh Square 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Greek colonizers moved into old Thracian settlements on the western Black Sea coast. By Bulgaria’s Beautiful Black Sea 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Half-, full- and multiday tours in English, with tastings, to several of the 20-some boutique wineries in the surrounding Thracian Valley. My father left Bulgaria when he was 14. Nearly 7 decades later, we visit as a family. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Click here to view more Thracian treasures from this exhibition. The Louvre Displays Ancient Treasures of the Thracian Empire 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The Thracian queen Orasia, obsessively in love with Orpheus herself, first conspires to murder Eurydice, then sets the Furies on to Orpheus after his failed attempt to rescue his wife from the underworld. Orpheus – review 2013-03-20T18:33:58Z The Greeks depicted their tattooed Thracian neighbors, the Indo-European-speaking people, on their pottery. Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world — and also to colonialism 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z “The Saga of the Thracian Kings,” an exhibition now on view at the Louvre in Paris, provides a rare opportunity to see some of the most significant Thracian artifacts found in Bulgaria to date. The Louvre Displays Ancient Treasures of the Thracian Empire 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Note the central position of Greece, just south of the region marked “Thracians.” Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The festival, held every January in the village of Kosharevo, is known as "Surva" and is a mixture of Christian and pagan rituals that can be traced back to Thracian times. Bulgarians ward off evil spirits in ancient winter festival 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z One Thracian rebel missed the memo, and lived happily ever after. Style Invitational Week 1513: You’re such a card 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The movie tells the story of a Thracian gladiator who gathered an army of fellow gladiators and runaway slaves in an attempt to free themselves from a life of brutal and demeaning slavery. Ukraine: Solidarity 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The scene is of the end of a fight between two types of gladiator – a murmillo and a Thracian – where one wins and the other succumbs. Pompeii dig unearths fighting fresco in 'gladiators' tavern' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z He raised eyebrows and was widely mocked by Republicans for comparing himself to Spartacus, the Thracian gladiator and rebel slave who led a rebellion against the Roman Empire. Cory Booker jumps into 2020 White House race 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Booker, who in September compared himself to Thracian gladiator Spartacus, tweeted video showing him running around a rainy New Jersey street, carrying a sign that read: “Don’t forget to vote today.” Sen. Cory Booker runs into traffic, wielding sign and urging people to vote 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Barbarians Rising The legend of Spartacus, the Thracian slave-turned-gladiator who led a revolt against Rome, is revisited in this new installment. Monday's TV highlights: 'Major Crimes' and more 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Staying There: Surrounded by vineyards and located near ancient Thracian temples, Starosel is an amazingly affordable high-end resort with a winery, spa and swimming pool. Bulgaria: A Travel Bargain for Luxury Lovers 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z But the Thracian servant girl who discovered him is said to have reacted not with concern but scorn; she ridiculed him for being so oblivious. Why Not Just Weigh the Fish? 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z The $3.85 million tournament was staged at the picturesque Black Sea resort of Thracian Cliffs near Kavarna as Bulgaria hosted a tour event for the first time after the competition was moved from Spain. McDowell tames Thongchai to win first World Match Play 2013-05-19T16:25:36Z "While our focus is firmly on delivering a magnificent 2013 championship at Thracian Cliffs, we then plan to rotate the World Match Play between a few very special venues around the world," he added. Bulgaria first as country to host World Match Play 2012-10-22T16:15:48Z Her fate is told in various ways, most of which connect her with the promontory Cynossema, on the Thracian shore of the Hellespont. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Heraclea Sintica, a town in Thracian Macedonia, to the south of the Strymon, the site of which is marked by the village of Zervokhori, and identified by the discovery of local coins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z It was not merely among Corcyreans, or among Thracian mercenaries, but among the leaders of Greece that we find this disgusting feature. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z The Thracians were also accused of this practice, which clearly proves that it was not general. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z When the Greeks reached the Thracian Chersonese on their way home Hecuba discovered that her son had been murdered, and in revenge put out the eyes of Polymestor and murdered his two sons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Lactantius, in order to establish that the spirit of God could impregnate a virgin, cites the example of the Thracian Mares, and other females, rendered prolific by the wind. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z We saw that they afterwards, in the second half of the thirteenth century, opened out the gold treasures of Thasos in the Thracian Sea. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z In 76 he was consul, and as governor of Macedonia carried on war successfully against the Thracians and Dardanians, and was the first Roman general who penetrated as far as the Danube. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z If the affinity of the Armenians, the Phrygians, and Thracians is established, the Phrygians must be considered in the right. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z He is said to have been originally called Scamandrius, and to have received the name of Helenus from a Thracian soothsayer who instructed him in the prophetic art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z And thus she left the Thracian plains For these dejected groves below. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z The tribes of the Thracians, through whose districts the expedition marched, submitted without opposition. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The inhabitants of this district were a Thracian stock, originally called Δᾶοι, a name which after the 4th century B.C. gave place to Δακοί. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Beyond these the Egyptian army did not, in my opinion, pass; for in the country of the Thracians the pillars of Sesostris are found, but not farther. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z We need only contrast the Carian, the Sicel, the Thracian or even the Scythian, with the native Australian, the Hottentot, the Red Indian or the Maori, to apprehend the advantage of the Greek. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Among the ancient Greeks Boeotia was the home of fools; among the Thracians, Abdera; among the ancient Jews, Nazareth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Between this range and the Danube were the Getae, called by Herodotus the most brave and just of all the Thracians. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z In front, that narrow water, a thousand caiques shooting through it like arrows, and its beautiful banks covered with high palaces and gardens in the oriental style, is the Thracian Bosphorus. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z According to Herodotus the Thracians asserted that the Phrygians had once dwelt in their land under the name of Briges. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z At the age of twenty-one he modelled a statue of Spartacus, the Thracian, a general who, after defeating several Roman armies in succession, was overthrown with his forces by Crassus the prætor, and slain. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z A nomad horde from the South Russian steppes, the Cotrigur Huns, had crossed the frozen Danube at mid-winter, when hostilities were least expected, and thrown themselves on the Thracian provinces. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The nation of the Thracians is the greatest after the Indians, and if it were united or governed by one man, it would be invincible, and in my opinion the strongest of all nations. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z He accordingly fought with and thrashed the Thracians, who sent ambassadors to Rome for the purpose of showing him up, as it were, to their common master. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z The character of the language of the Thracians and Illyrians, remains of which are preserved in Rumanisch and Albanian, places it in the Indo-Germanic family. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z But your late brother did not prize me less, Because I could not boast of images; And the Gods own me more, when they decreed, A Thracian shepherd should your line succeed. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z That wild race had long been working their wicked will on the almost undefended Thracian provinces, but now they promised peace. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The European shore of the Hellespont, the Thracian Chersonesus, had been for more than forty years under the rule of a princely family, which sprang from Attica. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z As the Companions emerged from the camp, they passed through the ranks of the Thracian infantry, left behind to protect it, and saw the phalanx forming on the plain. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Thus the entrance into Lake Mæotis obtained among the Greeks the name of the Bosporus of the Cimmerians, in contrast to the Bosporus of the Thracians. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z —May I add, in my defence as to the Thracians' smoking, that all I said was, that there was nothing in Solinus, chap. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-23T02:00:20.637Z The Visigoths and Ostrogoths harassed and decimated the Thracians, Illyrians, and Moesians, but the Slavs a century later almost exterminated them. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Bacchus was indignant at the cruelty of the Thracian women, and changed them into trees. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z And Cynulcus said on this,—I only wish that you had played at that Thracian game and been hanged yourself. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z So he passed from Asia into Europe, and reduced the Scythians and Thracians. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z "Who are you talking about?—that tall, dark Thracian?" Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z He granted the Goths land for their settlement in the Thracian province which they had wasted, and enlisted in his armies all the chiefs and their war-bands. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z While endeavoring to escape from the vengeance of the Thracians, she was suddenly transformed into a dog. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z And others of the Thracians carried out his antagonist as if he were dead; but in reality, he was not hurt. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z My father was a Thracian, but I was born at Sida in Pamphilia. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z Socrates said that he had a charm which he had learnt, when serving with the army, of one of the physicians of the Thracian king. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Anastasius was vexed for several years by the raids of a certain Count Vitalian, who ranged over the Thracian provinces with armies recruited from the barbarians beyond the Danube. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z In his very first operations to put down revolt and secure his crown, he had made trial of his field artillery, and of the marching powers of his army through the difficult Thracian country. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z In maudlin spite let Thracians fight Above their bowls of liquor, But such as we, when on a spree, Should never bawl and bicker! Hoosier Lyrics 2011-05-20T02:00:38.353Z "Now Thracian Chloe, skilled in mellow measures, And expert on the harp, holds me her slave, To die for her would never cause me terror, If her—my soul—the Fates alive would save." Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z The Consul Metellus taking the field overthrew and pursued Andriscus to the Thracian mountains, and compelled a neighbouring prince, with whom he had taken refuge, to deliver him into his hands. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z So first Ulysses sailed to the Thracian coast where he and his men filled their ships with foodstuffs and oxen and jars of fragrant juices of the grape. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The servile movement is combined with the bold plans of the Thracian Spartacus. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z No wonder that one of Euripides' earliest plays, when he took to writing, was the story of Rhesus, the Thracian, and his rushing hordes of wild tribesmen. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Oh, Goddess, thou who blessed Cyprus rulest, And Memphis ever lacking Thracian snow, My Queen, in passing, with thy whip uplifted Give to my haughty Chloe just one blow. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z A film based on the comic book Hercules: The Thracian Wars, about the hero of classical mythology, is being planned for 2014. MGM roars back with Robocop and Mr Mom 2011-02-18T15:23:52Z Nicias, we are told, let out one thousand slaves to Sosias the Thracian, at an obolus a day each—the lessee being bound to restore them to him the same in number. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Should need arise, the password of the night Is Phoebus: see your Thracians have it right. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z He had had forty years of it, steady work for the most part; fighting against Boeotians, Spartans, Corinthians, against Thracian barbarians, in all probability also against other people further overseas. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The next Couplet is for Wine: With Thracian Wines recruit thy honour'd Guests, For happy Counsels flow from sober Feasts. An Essay on Criticism 2011-02-06T03:00:52.167Z Some of these may be the names of old spirits whom he has displaced; some are his own Thracian names. The Bacchae of Euripides 2011-02-06T03:00:51.907Z And it's not only Europe's heavyweights who are blocking Turkey's accession: Earlier this year, Bulgaria demanded that Turkey first pay compensation for the expulsion of Thracians by Ottoman forces in the early 20th century. Why Turkey Still Gets a Cold Shoulder From the E.U. 2010-07-29T08:06:00Z And near him, by his Thracian chariot bound, Two snow-white coursers gleam against the wan Moon, like the white wing of a river swan. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Many a Scythian and Thracian and even Phrygian chief, like this Alexander, must have stood for sale in Greek slave markets. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The first was simple bishop of a suffragan city to the Thracian metropolis of Heraclea. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII The Thracian monarch from the table flings While with his cries the vaulted parlour rings; His imprecations echo down to hell, And rouse the snaky furies from their Stygian cell. Heathen Mythology I shall not yield in song either to Thracian Orpheus or to Linus, though he be aided by his mother, he by his father, Orpheus by Calliope, Linus by the fair Apollo. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Our golden Thracian gaspeth in his blood; The steeds are ours; the foe hath understood And crowds against you. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z There was a village in Macedonia where some Thracians had once settled and their descendants still lived. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z That Thracian tribe which mourned at each birth as others do at death, had a true philosophy of man’s estate. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius What if the Thracian horses, fat with gore, Who human bodies in their manger tore, I saw, and with their barbarous lord, o'erthrew? Heathen Mythology In this last aspect he was one of the chief gods of the Thracians, amongst whom his home was placed even in the time of Homer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Enter a crowd of Thracians running in confusion, in the midst of them Odysseus and Diomede. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z The inhabitants were frequently involved in quarrels with their neighbours, and in a war against the Saians—a Thracian tribe—he threw away his shield and fled from the field of battle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Spartacus was a Thracian, and like most of his fellow slaves had been a prisoner of war. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men As a nymph of the country she is interested in the fate of the Thracian Orpheus and Eurydice. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes The question therefore is, whom did the Macedonians in the points most resemble, the Illyrians or the Thracians? The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Hector is gone to help those Thracians sleep. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Here some of their number settled near Byzantium, having conquered the native Thracians, and made Tyle their capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The "foure white bolles" that draw the 'char of gold' upon which the Thracian stands, are as antique as you can devise. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Thyniam: the part of Bithynia on the shore of the Thracian Bosporus. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes Thus Byzantium was never estranged from its Peloponnesian ancestors, although it adopted a large number of additional colonists,490 and ruled over Thracian subjects. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 In spite of the words about possible "wrath" that may follow the Thracian's boasting, the applause excites him at once to a yet bolder gab. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Among others—Thracians, Celts, etc., in classic times, many primitive inhabitants of India, Malay nations, South Sea Islanders and many American Indians to this day—the girls enjoy absolute sexual freedom before marriage. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The story, so marvellous and pathetic, of the Thracian harper-king, and his bride stung by the serpent, is from of old the own tale of lovers and poets. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 The original inhabitants of Dacia were called Thracians, and their language Illyrian. Lectures on The Science of Language It is greatly to be lamented that we know much less of the ancient customs of the Illyrians than of the Thracians, of whose singular and almost Asiatic usages we are sufficiently well informed. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 The description of Thracian fighting again suggests personal knowledge, and so does the boasting. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z That the Gaul had lost his plumes and that his armor showed great streaks of missing enamel meant no more to either than that the Thracian's supposedly surprise attack had failed. Triplanetary There they absorbed elements of Thracian and Slavic culture, in addition to that of their Roman rulers. Area Handbook for Romania A similar instance is that of Lycurgus, a Thracian king, from whose attack Dionysus saved himself by leaping into the sea, where he was kindly received by Thetis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The Macedonians, brothers of the Thracians, and entirely different from the Greeks, among whom they were long called barbarians, wandered about their mountainous country, divided into 150 hordes, when a Heraclide, &c.2101.Solinus, The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 The Thracians apparently bound themselves with heroic boasts before battle much as Irish and Highland chieftains sometimes did, or as the Franks did with their gabs. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Blood trickled out of the joints of the Thracian's armor and it became a frenzied mob. Triplanetary Grains predominate on plains south of Danube River; irrigated Thracian Plain produces more diversified crops. Area Handbook for Bulgaria However, it required a considerable time before the various Thracian tribes were finally subdued and a client kingdom under the Thracian prince Cotys was interposed between Macedonia and the lower Danube. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The Illyrians were in these ancient times also bounded on the east by the Phrygians and Thracians, as well as by the Pelasgians. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 It has been thought to come abruptly and, as it were, unskilfully on top of the familiar dialogue between Hector and the Thracian. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z He fights either Thracian or Samnite depending upon the opposition. Triplanetary In the fourth century B.C., however, Philip of Macedon, competing with the Greeks in a power struggle over Thrace, conquered Thrace and made the Thracians a subject people. Area Handbook for Bulgaria Severus Alexander showed himself well-disposed towards Christianity and the brief persecution of Maximinus the Thracian was merely a spasmodic expression of hatred against those protected by his predecessor. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. We have therefore now only to ascertain whether the Macedonians were of Thracian or Illyrian descent. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Probably to allow the Greek spies to pass on towards the Thracian camp by a different and unoccupied way, not by the way which the Guards had just taken. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z That mace, which had seemed so heavy in the Thracian's hands a moment before, had become miraculously maneuverable—it was hurtling through the air directly toward the middle of his body! Triplanetary Dobrudzha, in the northeast, the Black Sea coastal area, and parts of the Thracian Plain usually receive less than twenty inches. Area Handbook for Bulgaria He divided us into three bodies: first, the Armenians, then the Thracians, lastly, the Herulians. The Scarlet Banner He was himself taken prisoner by a Thracian band, and provoked his captors, who were ignorant of his identity, to put him to death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Like many Thracian heroes Rhesus has a dash of the Sun-god in him, the burning targe, the white horses and the splendour. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z He did not have all of his Thracian armor, but he had enough. Triplanetary The area in between, which includes the Thracian Plain, is influenced by both types of climate, but more of the time by continental systems. Area Handbook for Bulgaria But this time the Hun was wiser than either the German or the Thracian. The Scarlet Banner His marriage with Hipparchia, daughter of a wealthy Thracian family, was in curious contrast to the prosaic character of his life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" A great and rushing noise those Thracians make, Marching. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Should he let the Thracian kill the Commander of his Guard? Triplanetary The Thracian Plain has comparatively little of the finest soils, but it has much soil that is more than adequate to produce reasonably good crops. Area Handbook for Bulgaria Belisarius had committed the pursuit of the fugitive King to his countryman, the Thracian Althias. The Scarlet Banner Behind them, sent by Narses, two thousand Persians and Thracians pressed up the ascent. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 He told me what I sought, and there I stood Watching; and saw one gleaming like a God, Tall in the darkness on a Thracian car. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Then, apparently gathering his every resource for a final effort, the Thracian took one short, choppy step forward and swung straight down, with all his strength. Triplanetary The earliest people to have a viable political organization in the area were the Thracians, whose loosely organized tribes occupied and controlled much of the Balkan Peninsula. Area Handbook for Bulgaria After a short struggle Gundomar, transfixed by the Thracian's spear, sank from his horse. The Scarlet Banner The Goth obstinately defended the town, but when, during a sally, the axe of the old master-at-arms sent him to the other world, the citizens obliged the Thracian garrison to yield. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 The numbers of that host no pen could write Nor reckon; 'tis a multitudinous sight, Long lines of horsemen, lines of targeteers, Archers abundant; and behind them veers A wavering horde, light-armed, in Thracian weed. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z The Thracian's teeth bared in a wolfish grin. Triplanetary Sofia was founded by the Thracians and has had a continuous history of some importance for 2,000 years. Area Handbook for Bulgaria When we were within an arrow-shot, the horsemen, the Huns, dashed to the right and left, and we saw behind them the Thracian infantry, seven ranks deep, who received us with a hail of arrows. The Scarlet Banner "Belisarius's troops," at last panted the Thracian, "stand sorely wounded outside the Tiburtinian Gate they beg for admittance--furious Goths are at their heels--Belisarius has fallen into an ambush--he is dead." A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) I had reached the coast Of the Friendless Sea and purposed to have crossed My Thracians there. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z He knows that I always fight Thracian, and that I'd be a fool to try anything else against him. Triplanetary No trace of its original founders remains in the city, although it retained its Thracian name, Serdica, while it was a part of the Roman Empire. Area Handbook for Bulgaria The Huns now bore down upon us from both flanks; the Thracians pressed forward from the front with levelled spears. The Scarlet Banner Attack the body-guard of the Thracian from behind, and if they will not yield, strike them down without mercy. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) I cannot hear him right; it sounds as if The Thracians were surprised or in some grief. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Viewed in that light, the Thracian could not kill Tigellinus, because that bit of corruption had a few more jobs to do. Triplanetary The Thracian Plain and most of the higher lands of the south and southwest drain to the Aegean Sea. Area Handbook for Bulgaria They were marching along a road between Belisarius's main body in the east and the Huns and Thracians, our left wing, who had defeated Gibamund and pursued him far to the west. The Scarlet Banner There were Thracians, too, who dwelt much further north than Achilles, in Europe and beside the strait of Hellespont, where the narrow sea runs like a river. Tales of Troy and Greece With a dirge of the Thracian mountains, I mourn for thee, O my son. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z In the life of the courts, women as well as men, in spite of their Greek culture, show the Thracian traits of passion and cruelty. Greek Women The remainder of the Thracian Plain and the Danubian plateau get less than the country average. Area Handbook for Bulgaria After this first onset of the Vandals had resulted in defeat, Gibamund, knowing nothing of it, attacked with his troops the greatly superior force of the Huns and Thracians. The Scarlet Banner So it proved, for when the Trojans had rallied and formed in line, Agamemnon slew a Thracian chief who had come to fight for Troy before King Rhesus came. Tales of Troy and Greece In any case his abruptness here, and his careful indication of the place where the Thracians are to sleep, far from the rest of the camp, have some dramatic value for the sequel. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z But her people began to expostulate, and then, having had Philip shot by Thracians, she sent Eurydice the sword, the halter, and the hemlock, to take her choice. Greek Women In the Thracian Plain, south of the Stara Planina, the continental climate is modified somewhat by the influence of the Mediterranean Sea. Area Handbook for Bulgaria Among the nations of our own empire, the Thracians and Illyrians are the best soldiers. The Scarlet Banner So when some one told him Antisthenes's mother was a Thracian, "Did you think," quoth he, "so fine a man must be the child of two Athenians?" Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The most important of them, a cruel and drunken tyrant, who began to reign in 382 B.C., was involved with the Athenians in a dispute for the possession of the Thracian Chersonese. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The strong Thracian grew pale; but with anger, not fear. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 Later, when their society began to disintegrate, the Thracians fell under Greek influence and joined forces with Athens to overrun neighboring Macedonia. Area Handbook for Bulgaria Here he found a short dagger, like those worn by the Thracians, which he thrust into his belt; he then put down the long-handled heavy axe, which had burdened him while running. A Captive of the Roman Eagles The Albanian language is a derivative of the tongues that were spoken by the ancient Illyrians and Thracians. Area Handbook for Albania But the Thracian giant dashed recklessly through the masses of people. A Christian But a Roman Now and then he moistened his under lip, and a Thracian who sat at his side heard him murmur “Mary” and some words of Syro-Chaldaic which the Thracian did not understand. Mary Magdalen Regions where the densities were highest include the Sofia Basin and the southwestern portion of the Thracian Plain. Area Handbook for Bulgaria The Thracians, and especially the Batavians, are their very best troops. A Captive of the Roman Eagles Both are descendants of Romanized Dacians or Thracians of the pre-Christian era. Area Handbook for Albania In the atrium the whole court moves to and fro, slaves playing master and grooms playing senator; and the entrance to the magnificent apartments of Carinus is guarded by a brown-skinned Thracian giant. A Christian But a Roman The combatants were armed with falchions and small round shields, in the manner of the Thracians, the most esteemed of the gladiators. Old and New London Volume I His attempts to obtain the dominion of the Mediterranean were imitated in succession by the Lydians, Thracians, Rhodians, the latter being the inventors of the first maritime code, subsequently incorporated into Roman law. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Saturninus went up to the slave, who hung with shaking knees between the two Thracians. A Captive of the Roman Eagles Modern Albanian is derived from the ancient Illyrian and Thracian, but many outside influences are evident. Area Handbook for Albania Galga, the gigantic Thracian doorkeeper, held the old man back, and told him to come the next day. A Christian But a Roman He had a harder task in getting the mares of the Thracian king, Diomêdes, which were fed on man’s flesh. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History On the very verge of Asiatic civilization the Thracians scalped their enemies and tattooed themselves; at the other end of the continent the Britons daubed their bodies with ochre and woad. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition But the Illyrian guards were rigidly trained: two gigantic Thracians--one on each side of the threshold--held their spears crossed before the opening, and scanned sharply every one who went in or out. A Captive of the Roman Eagles Standing before its open door, with his Thracian soldiers around him, he endeavoured to prevail on Demosthenes to quit the holy precinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The Thracians wove of it garments and sheets. Needlework As Art Orpheus was a Thracian, the son of Œagrus and the Muse Calliope. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer The traditions of ancient deluges, which are the primitive facts of Greek history, refer to such movements, perhaps the opening of the Thracian Bosphorus was one of them. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The weakest point is the northwest corner, so the best troops are there: Batavian and spearmen of the Emperor's Thracian Guard: etc. A Captive of the Roman Eagles The Thracian spearmen, who were watching him from the door, began to gibe at his cowardice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" According to ancient writers, tattooing was practised by Thracians, Picts, and Celts. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso And the Thracians were perfectly right, if the child were to be reared a diplomatist. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Three Thracians also, men whose stem from Boreas came of yore,350 Three whom their father Idas sent, and Ismara their land, In various wise he fells. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse On the death of Marcian, following that of Pulcheria, in whose person a woman first became empress regnant, Leo was a Thracian officer, a colonel of the service, and director of the general Aspar's household. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I The Thracians intoxicate themselves by swallowing the fumes of certain herbs, which they cast into the fire. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness Now Hebrus dries, and Strymon, Thracian floods: And streams Hesperian, Rhine; and Rhone; and Po; And Tiber, destin'd all the world to rule. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II He had a harder task in getting the mares of the Thracian king, Diomedes, which were fed on man's flesh. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Far off a peopled land of Mars lies midst its mighty plain, Tilled of the Thracians; there whilom did fierce Lycurgus reign. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse At length, through the Thracian highlands and the soft plains of Thessaly, Dionysos came back to Thebes, where he had been born amid the roar of the thunder and the blaze of the fiery lightning. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Athenæus4 also assures us, that the Thracians were great drinkers; and he says the same thing of the Milesians, Illyrians, Lydians, Persians, Carthaginians, Gauls, and Spaniards. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness “Since nature could such heinous deeds permit; “The Thracian realms, my land, I 'gratulate; “And joy this clime at such a distance lies, “From that which could such monstrous acts produce. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II He, however, found some Thracian guides who undertook to conduct him to their territory; and then, taking with him a sufficient force, he set out on the expedition. Darius the Great Makers of History I turn the matter in my mind: the Field-Nymphs I adore, And him, Gradivus, father dread, who rules the Thracian plain, And pray them turn the thing to good and make its threatenings vain. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse But the demons long nourish'd here, Murder, Discord, and Hate, In the stormy desolate waves Of the Thracian Sea let her leave, Or the howling outermost main! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold When we consult ancient histories upon this point, we learn from Plato1, that the Scythians, Thracians, Celtæ and Iberians, were the greatest drinkers that ever were. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness Skillful she extends The Thracian web, and on the snow-white threads, In purple letters, weaves the dreadful tale. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II He was the youngest son of Priam, and had been sent some years before to Thrace, to be brought up in the court of the Thracian king. Romulus Makers of History His bare arms were grotesquely tattooed, clear sign that he was a Thracian. A Victor of Salamis The Thracians, the progenitors of the Vlachs, took refuge in the mountainous districts and for some centuries disappeared from history: originally an agricultural people, they became nomad shepherds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The otherwise worthless play of The Thracian Wonder, attributed to Webster and Rowley, contains an unusual number of good songs. A History of Elizabethan Literature “An urn supply to draw the liquid waves;”— The corse of Polydore, flung on the beach She saw, pierc'd deep with wounds of Thracian steel. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Here, a lion stands at bay; there, a tigress crouches for the spring; a snarling wolf snaps at a keen-eyed Thracian, or a bear with ungainly trot shambles away from the spear of his persecutor. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times Since the day his parents—following the barbarous Thracian custom—had sold him into slavery and he had passed into Democrates’s service, the lad had never seen his master acting thus. A Victor of Salamis After arranging his affairs in Egypt, and obtaining re-enforcements of Greeks and Thracians, he set out for the Euphrates, which he crossed at Thapsacus, unobstructed—another error of the Persians. Ancient States and Empires Rome's fiercest gladiator is to-day again A Thracian—and a man! The Path of Dreams Poems The Thracian king Heard credulous; lur'd by his wonted love Of gain, with her withdrew, and wily thus; With coaxing words;—“quick, Hecuba!” The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II I hope that next time Aufrecht's muse will give us an intermediate chapter on the Hellenes, Pelasgians, Thracians, Æolians, Dorians, and Ionians; it is curious enough that these are entirely passed over. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Marching quickly against the Thracians and the Illyrians, who at once succumb, he volts to smite rebellious Thebes and Athens, whom Demosthenes's incessant appeals have again induced to take the field. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Athens returned the captive Spartans she had held since the battle of Sphacteria, but Amphipolis was not restored, from the continued enmity of the Thracian cities. Ancient States and Empires Joyfully did the army accept this offer, though complaining loudly of the fraud practised upon them by Seuthês; which Charmînus, at the instance of Xenophon, vainly pressed the Thracian prince to redress. The Two Great Retreats of History Plato—if I may quote him again—in another passage dealing with a certain Zalmoxis, a Thracian and also a master of this art, has written that 'magical charms are merely beautiful words'. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura The Pelasgians must have been a nearly connected people; the Thracians were certainly so. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Orpheus is torn to pieces by the Thracian women; on which, a serpent, which attacks his face, is changed into stone. The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations The divisions of the phalanx were in the centre, and the Peloponnesian cavalry and Thracian light infantry on the left. Ancient States and Empires Here at Byzantium, he received his first communication from the Thracian prince Seuthês; who sent Medosadês to offer him a reward if he would bring the army across. The Two Great Retreats of History When those invaders had been driven back by the Thracian tribes, these in turn exacted from Byzantium like payments, and to increase its revenues the city taxed all vessels entering the Euxine. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 The discipline exacted by Alexander was no more acceptable to the soldiers here than elsewhere, and the secret agents of the ambitious Thracian found fertile ground for their insinuations. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality We countered with Kitchener, Lloyd George and the British Navy, while outside in the night the Thracian wolves howled derisively at both alike. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19 The Thracian infantry guarded the baggage and camp. Ancient States and Empires But political commotions had robbed him of his principality over three Thracian tribes; which it was now the ambition of Seuthês to recover, by the aid of the Cyreian army. The Two Great Retreats of History I now am Thracian Chloe's slave, With hand and voice that charms the air, For whom even death itself I'd brave, So fate the darling girl would spare. Horace "Thracian," he said, "are you prepared to wrestle after your race?" Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Judging from this passage it would appear that Phædrus was a Macedonian by birth, and not, as more generally stated, a Thracian. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Again arrested, and again contriving to escape, he went to Thrace, and obtained a recognition from Teres, the chief of the Thracian barbarians. Ancient States and Empires The Thracian leads a hundred lords, with hearts stern and stout. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 Hence the philosopher must always be as little understood by men of the street as was Thales by the Thracian handmaiden. The Approach to Philosophy After the death of Severus the Thracian served with equal fidelity under his son Caracalla, whose favor and esteem he won. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The people of Pieria were supposed to have been of Thracian origin. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Sparta, personified in him, became supreme, and ruled over all the islands, and over the Asiatic and Thracian cities. Ancient States and Empires Dryden, you will have noticed, smooths down, in some places, a little the savagery of the Thracian. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 The judgment-balance of the Realms below, A judge, himself of mortal lineage, held; The very Furies at the Thracian's woe, Were moved and music-spell'd. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 The favors poured upon the Thracian peasant failed to secure his fidelity, and only nourished his ambition. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality For when Julian arrived among the Thracians, it was announced that Constantius was dead. A Source Book for Ancient Church History It took Alexander a year and a few months to crush out what little remained of Grecian freedom, subdue the Thracians, and collect forces for his expedition into Persia. Ancient States and Empires The pack of hyenas from the desert, a novelty not yet witnessed at the games, the crocodiles from the Nile and the wolves from the Thracian forests. "Unto Caesar" Xenophon takes notice of these dances in armour, especially among the Thracians, who were so warlike a people. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing For a Roman soldier to be overthrown by a Thracian peasant, as seemed likely to be the result, would be a disgrace not to be risked. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality To these must be added foot soldiers of the Thracians, the Pæonians, the Macedonians, and others. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 They belonged to the Thracian group of nations, and were identical with the Getæ. Ancient States and Empires The two chief districts immediately south of the stream are upper and lower Mœsia, consisting of the slope of the Thracian mountains northward to the river, with the plains between it and them. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens The soul Aeolian took up the lyre Born upon Thracian lands, as foster child; And on its golden strings the restless beatings Of Sappho's and Erinna's flaming hearts Were echoed burningly. Life Immovable First Part But the years had touched Plato lightly—unlike Socrates, he had endured no Thracian winters in bare feet, neither had he lived on cold snacks picked up here and there, as Providence provided. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Nor do we praise the Thracians who to this day, in honour of Orpheus, mark their wives;844 nor the barbarians on the banks of the Eridanus who, they say, wear mourning for Phäethon. Plutarch's Morals All these races had a certain affinity with the Thracians, and all modified the institutions of the Greeks who settled on the coast for purposes of traffic or colonization. Ancient States and Empires South of the Thracian mountains you have Thrace herself, and the countries confusedly called Dalmatia and Illyria, forming the coast of the Adriatic, and reaching inwards and eastwards to the mountain watershed. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens Konstantinos, a Thracian general, was one of the bravest and most active of the Byzantine officers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Ovid’s banishment among the Thracians could scarcely be a more formidable change of position. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 As he shoved off, he desired Commander Roberts of the Thracian to get as close as possible, so as to render all the assistance in his power. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 His first proceeding as king was to buy the Thracians, his enemies, by presents and promises, so that only the Athenians and the Illyrians remained formidable. Ancient States and Empires The Thracians, who also thought that Alexander would not be able to carry out his father's plans, now revolted, and the young king was obliged to begin his reign by marching against them. The Story of the Greeks The part of the Thracian Belisarius was then performed by the Corsican Bonaparte. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 The meetings were held at night, and were accompanied not only by the characteristic features of the old Thracian ritual, but, as in Etruria, by the most abominable wickedness. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The entrance of the harbour not being more than a cable’s length in width, even the Thracian could not venture to approach close enough to attack the schooner. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 He sustained his usurpation by means of Thracian mercenaries, and sent the children of all he suspected as hostages to Naxos. Ancient States and Empires Alexander was not dead, but had conquered the Thracians completely. The Story of the Greeks Some of these Thracian Gentiles were converts to Judaism, but they were people whose character could be trusted. The Books of the New Testament Three Thracians likewise of Boreas' sovereign race, and three sent by their father Idas from their native Ismarus, fall in divers wise before him. The Aeneid of Virgil The names of Latin colouring may either be memorials of the Romanized Thracians or else may refer to the mediæval Catholics, whether Saxon miners or travelling merchants. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 All the accumulations in her treasury were exhausted, and she was compelled to dismiss even her Thracian mercenaries. Ancient States and Empires First of all, he wished to subdue a few of his most unruly neighbors, such as the Thracians and O-lyn´thi-ans. The Story of the Greeks Having obtained from him the desired information, they then attack the Thracians, and slay their king, Rhesus, while asleep. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Hecate would appear to have been originally a moon-goddess worshipped by the Thracians. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome From these countries they were introduced among the Thracians or Pelasgians in the island of Samothrace, and extended thence into Greece. Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy After various misfortunes the soldiers at length were taken under the pay of Seuthes, a Thracian prince, who sought the recovery of his principality, but who cheated them out of their pay. Ancient States and Empires The Thracians brought into Phrygia, and the Persian magi into Cappadocia, the fast spreading belief in the immortality of mankind. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Then both advanced onwards through arms and black blood; and proceeding, they came immediately to the band of the Thracian heroes. The Iliad of Homer (1873) An instance of this is seen in the case of Thamyris, a Thracian bard, who presumed to invite them to a trial of skill in music. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The Thracian horse had deserted, and the Asiatic cavalry had gone over to Tissaphernes soon after the battle. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis I’ll put the boy, as he is Cracis’ son, in one of the chariots, one of the light ones drawn by Thracian horses. Marcus: the Young Centurion This Thracian Dionysus was a god of vegetation. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism As when a lion, coming upon unprotected flocks of goats or sheep, rushes upon them, designing evils, so fell the son of Tydeus upon the Thracian men, until he had slain twelve. The Iliad of Homer (1873) It is more safe to sleep, to read a book, The Thracian harp with cunning to have strook. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) Old Belon, two hundred years ago, gives a curious account of the incredible armies of hawks and kites which he saw in the spring-time traversing the Thracian Bosphorus from Asia to Europe. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 She was her own dowry, by Bacchus the Thracian. Little Novels of Italy Thracians also seem to have spread, in Asia Minor, the cult of the "riding god" which existed until the beginning of the Roman period; cf. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism When he beheld Minerva accompanying the son of Tydeus, enraged with her, he descended into the vast army of the Trojans, and roused Hippocoön, a counsellor of the Thracians, the gallant cousin of Rhesus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) So the fierce troops of Thracian Rhesus fell, And captive horses bade their lord farewell. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) Eight was the number known in Athens, until finally the Thracian worship of nine spread over the whole of Greece. Woman's Work in Music Zeno, son and successor to Leo the Thracian, favored the Eutychians. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Like the Thracians, the Phrygians began very early to believe in the immortality of the soul. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Nor did king Neptune keep a vain watch; for he sat aloft upon the highest summit of the woody Thracian Samos, admiring the war and the battle. The Iliad of Homer (1873) I drew the dagger dripping red from the heart of my Thracian love and stuck it to my bosom bidding her strike it hard. The Coming of the King Thamyris, an ancient Thracian bard, boldly challenged them to a trial of skill, and, on being overcome by them in the contest, was deprived by them of his sight and of the power of singing. Woman's Work in Music For he had already taken possession of it not long before, having sent Conon with no small force of Isaurians and Thracians. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. Valens himself perished on the field of battle, and his unburied corpse disappeared among the embers of a Thracian hut which had been set fire to by the barbarians. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation For if ye are now eager to penetrate the host of the Trojans, those Thracians lately arrived are apart, the last of all the others. The Iliad of Homer (1873) One side represented the Thracian country, with its streams and mountains and its browsing flocks. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera Orpheus too, who by some is said to have been torn to pieces by the Thracian women, by others is represented as slain by the bolt of Jupiter: and his epitaph imports as much. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) We have a specimen remaining of the nonchalant style in which he addressed a woman, in the ode commencing "O Thracian mare!" The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century A curious inscription to this purpose has been preserved by Spon and Wheeler, which belonged to some obelisk or temple upon the Thracian Bosporus. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. He took out beside two glittering tripods, and four goblets, and a very beautiful cup, which the Thracian men had given him when going on an embassy, a mighty possession. The Iliad of Homer (1873) The Thracian lover's harp, "drawing iron tears down Pluto's cheek," won his mistress half way to the upper light, and would have wholly redeemed her had he not in impatience looked back. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The common notion is, that he was torn to pieces by the Thracian women. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) We were leaving, and looking our last on the Thracian coasts, once rimmed from Mt. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two After Troy was taken the Thracian, for the sake of the money, killed the young prince and privately buried him. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry The first halt was made at Perintheus, or Heraclea, where Belisarius waited five days to receive some Thracian horses, a military gift of his sovereign. Gibbon The barbarous Thracian soldier, moved with nought, Was moved with him and for his favour sought. Hero and Leander Some make Orpheus by birth a Thracian; some an Arcadian: others a Theban. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Most of all, Richard had been spoiled by an admiration for Democritus, which Thracian's acquaintance he picked up at school. The President A novel A Thracian steed he pressed, Dappled with white; a crest of scarlet hue High o'er his golden helmet flamed in view. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Believed to be of Thracian origin; not clearly traceable. Roumania Past and Present At length wild Thracian women heard it, furious in the rites of Dionysus. Among Famous Books His vanguard, however, was routed first; then his contingent of allies was scattered; and Andriscus himself was betrayed by Byzes, a Thracian prince, and executed. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form He is inclined to think these so-called Dacians are the surviving representatives of the great Thracian race. Round About the Carpathians In flowing robes the Thracian minstrel sings, Sweetly responsive to the seven-toned lyre; Fingers and quill alternate wakes the strings. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor There is a genuine ring in that line of Anacreon’s— “The Thracian filly I no longer heed.” On the Sublime The Thracian women, those drunken bacchanals that own no law but their desires, stand for the lawless claim and attack of the lower life upon the higher. Among Famous Books Next he invaded Thessaly, damaged a very great extent of it, and ranged Thracian interests on his side. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form These Thracian women gaze And whispering, go their ways, Seeing I loathe my life. Poems A dappled Thracian charger bears the knight, His pasterns flecked and forehead starred with white. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Gladiators were furnished by all countries—Gauls, Germans, Thracians, and sometimes negroes. History Of Ancient Civilization His wife and queen, the virtuous Hecʹu-ba, was a daughter of a Thracian king. The Story of Troy Take warning by the Thracians, and the Centaurs and Lapiths, never to overstep the bounds of moderation. Horace and His Influence On either side of the tent were Thracians and Illyrians, with Goths beyond them, and next to these Eruli, and finally Vandals and Moors. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War A quiver, worn by Amazon of old, With Thracian arrows, for the next in speed, Clasped with a gem and belted with bright gold. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor But the ram carried the two children far away over land and sea, till he came to the Thracian Chersonese, and there Helle fell into the sea. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People The god of war consented, and assuming the form of Acʹa-mas, a Thracian leader, he went through the Trojan ranks encouraging the chiefs to fight bravely. The Story of Troy Everyone desires it, and everyone prays for it,—the sailor caught in the storms of the Aegean, the mad Thracian, the Mede with quiver at his back. Horace and His Influence David left the scene as a powerful Thracian, standing by the arena's gate, saluted the king. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Much-musing, to the woodland nymphs I pray, And Mars, the guardian of the Thracian plain, With favouring grace the omen to allay, And bless the dreadful vision. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Now also guide our steps,550 Propitious, to the Thracian tents and steeds. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Then they hurried on to the Thracian camp, where they found the warriors sunk in deep repose, after the fatigues of the day's journey. The Story of Troy Cyprus owns thy sway, And Memphis, far from Thracian snow: Raise high thy lash, and deal me, pray, That haughty Chloe just one blow! Horace and His Influence Seeing a body of Thracian horse closely pursuing Brutus, and just upon the point of taking him, he boldly threw himself in their way, telling them that he was Brutus. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Harpalyce was the daughter of a Thracian king and a famous huntress. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Loose thou the steeds, or slaughter thou570 The Thracians, and the steeds shall be my care. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper The Thracians occupied the region between the rivers Strymon and Danube. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 And the daughters of Pierus a Thracian, imitating them, were celebrated by the same name. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great Alexander—What! art thou that Thracian robber, of whose exploits I have heard so much? Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader Three Thracians next, three sons of Idas bleed. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor The Pompeian reserve cohorts stood against them like men; the Thracian and other auxiliary light troops sent down clouds of missiles—of what avail? A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. In the first place, Artemisium is contracted from a wide space of the Thracian sea into a narrow frith, which lies between the island of Sciathus and the continent of Magnesia. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Herodotus speaks of the hempen robes of the Thracians as equal to linen in fineness. The Spinners Robber—I am a Thracian, and a soldier. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader His two great masters of war, foreigners in origin like himself, were Belisarius the Thracian and Narses the Armenian. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Orpheus, the Thracian singer, was the most famous of all the musicians of Greece. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) What! hast thou vanquished the Thracian? and hast thou got the mastery over this host, my mistress? and hast thou done such deeds, as thou sayest? The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. And then he said to him "Are you willing to wrestle now after your running, my little Thracian?" The Origin and Deeds of the Goths The Bacchic worship, in its Thracian form, was always distasteful to the best of the Greeks; it was suspected and disliked by the enlightened, proscribed by kings, and rejected by communities. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology M. Reinach claims that the primitive elements of the Orphic myth of the Thracian Dionysos-Zagreus—divine serpents producing an egg whence came the horned snake Zagreus, occur in dislocated form in Gaul. The Religion of the Ancient Celts For months the solutions of the Adriatic, the Austrian, Turkish, and Thracian problems hung in poignant suspense, the public looking on with diminishing interest and waxing dissatisfaction. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference But I will retire out of his way, and make good my retreat from the boiling rage of this most desperate Thracian. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. That Indra taught writing to the Thracian Pelasgians under the guise of Orpheus, but left his own spokesmen and vehicles, the Brahmans, illiterate until "the dawn of Christianity?" Five Years of Theosophy Herodotus found among the Thracians that the barbarians could be exceedingly foppish after their fashion. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before Kraterus proved no unworthy successor of Alexander, for he slew many and often rallied his troops, until a Thracian rode at him sideways and struck him from his horse. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. Thus the dispute about the Thracian settlement lay not between Bulgaria and Greece, nor between Greece and the Supreme Council, but between Greece and Mr. Wilson. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The Scene lies before the Grecian tents, on the coast of the Thracian Chersonese. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. A Thracian considered it a disgrace to till the ground; to live by plunder was the mark of a gentleman. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Once a Thracian who was my lover was caught in the net. Miscellanies Amidst the fearful scene of misery and disorder which followed the capture of the city, certain Thracians broke into the house of one Timoklea, a lady of noble birth and irreproachable character. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. Next to the Thracians were the mercenaries, variously armed, and mixed with Paeonians. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Receive and take care of this woman for me, until I come hither driving the Thracian mares, having slain the king of the Bistonians. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. He was afterwards Proconsul of Macedonia, and had a triumph for his victories over the Thracians and other barbarian tribes. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II To quarrel over your cups, which were made for joy, is downright Thracian. The Works of Horace The Thracians seized her, and took her to Alexander, where she proved herself a woman of courage by her noble and fearless carriage, as she walked in the midst of her savage captors. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. He himself was assailed by a Thracian, but struck him through the breast with his spear. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Before long Aeneas' fleet landed on the Thracian coast, where, while preparing a sacrifice, our hero was horrified to see blood flow from the trees he cut down. The Book of the Epic Cotta fled before him and took refuge in Chalkedon, a city situated on the Asiatic side of the Thracian Bosporus opposite to the site of Constantinople. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II You, moist with wine, on lonely mountain-tops bind the hair of your Thracian priestesses with a knot of vipers without hurt. The Works of Horace While the Thracian was stooping over the well trying to see down to the bottom, she came behind, pushed him in, and threw large stones upon him until he died. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. For this reason Kratinus alludes to him in his play of the 'Thracian Woman'— "Our Jove with lofty skull appears; The Odeum on his head he bears, Because he fears the oyster-shell no more." Plutarch's Lives, Volume I First then let us name Orpheus whom once Calliope bare, it is said, wedded to Thracian Oeagrus, near the Pimpleian height. The Argonautica Grown old and faded, you bewail The rake's insulting sally, While round your home the Thracian gale Storms through the lonely alley. Echoes from the Sabine Farm And Bacchus himself admonishes us in his severity to the Thracians; when greedy to satisfy their lusts, they make little distinction between right and wrong. The Works of Horace Ibykos had pointed the contrast between the gay spring time and his own unhappy heart in which Eros raged like 'the Thracian blast.' The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times To some this seemed mere boasting, while others thought that he could very possibly effect it by bringing many Thracian light-armed troops and cavalry to assault the camp on the land side. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Herodotus mentions it as prevailing among the Thracians, certain of whom, he says, exhibit such marks on their faces as an indication of their nobility. John Rutherford, the White Chief In maudlin spite let Thracians fight Above their bowls of liquor; But such as we, when on a spree, Should never brawl and bicker! Echoes from the Sabine Farm It is granted me likewise to celebrate the honor added to the constellations by your happy spouse, and the palace of Pentheus demolished with no light ruin, and the perdition of Thracian. The Works of Horace So all that day till the setting of the sun they sat and feasted on fat venison and drank of the wine which they had taken in their raid on the Thracians. Stories from the Odyssey Great Homer sings how once of old The Thracian women met to hold To "Bacchus, ever young and fair," Mysterious rites with solemn care. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 The war was at length terminated under the mediation of the king of the Thracian Gauls; the Byzantines agreeing to take off the toll. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The island in ancient times contained an Ionian population, perhaps with an admixture of Thracian blood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 A horrible tempest has condensed the sky, and showers and snows bring down the atmosphere: now the sea, now the woods bellow with the Thracian North wind. The Works of Horace Hecuba to Agamemnon, for instance, when she is planning the murder of the Thracian King: 'Leave it to me!—and my Trojan women!' Elizabeth's Campaign Orpheus is said to have been a Thracian poet who moved rocks and trees and tamed wild beasts by playing upon his lyre. Selections from Five English Poets Dr. Clarke quotes Plutarch on Rivers to show that the Thracians were in the habit of intoxicating themselves with smoke, which he supposes to have been tobacco. Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 To him the Supreme Being has much in common with the Indian or Thracian Dionysus, the god of perennial youth, joyous revel, and exhilaration. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 The Thracian Chloe now commands me, skillful in sweet modulations, and a mistress of the lyre; for whom I would not dread to die, if the fates would spare her, my surviving soul. The Works of Horace Ne'er have I seen thee, since thy Thracian ill. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 There was a Thracian youth, named Theodosius, in the household of Belisarius, who by descent was of the Eunomian faith. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian Mongrels, Jesus repeated, overlooking them; not altogether mongrels, three-quarter bred; the dog that begot them was a mongrel, half Syrian, half Thracian. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story After Orpheus, when he had lost his ideal, was torn to pieces by the Thracian women, his lyre still repeated Eurydice's name. Recollections of My Youth The year is further noted for the invasion of Macedonia by the Thracian or Scythian king Sitalces, who was, however, induced to retire. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The commander, there, was a king of extraordinary warlike abilities, improved by practice from his early youth, in wars against his neighbours, the Thracians and Illyrians, and all the adjoining nations. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Stript of his tests of lineage fair He stood, who rais’d this piteous cry— A boy, of form which might have made The Thracian furies’ bosoms kind. Targum That is how the Thracian dogs fight, like the wolves, he said, turning to Joseph. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story There is poetry in the frozen Strymon and in the intoxication of the Thracian. Recollections of My Youth But disaster befell these at the hands of the Thracians, and the fleet that was to aid them was shattered in a storm; so that they returned to Asia without honour. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History But since necessity diverted my attention from the guarding of it to this present war, the Thracians have possession of it. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 The Thracians were notorious for their fair hair and blue eyes many centuries before our era. Critiques and Addresses If I'd had a Thracian he never would have suffered that the sheep killed each other. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story It appeared that the cannibals went at certain epochs of the year to visit these women, as in ancient history the Thracians crossed to the island of Lesbos inhabited by the Amazons. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Ultimately, the greater part of the force took service with the Thracian king Seuthes. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History I did not seize on Cius by force, but assisted my friend and ally, Prusias, who was besieging it, and Lysimachia I rescued from the Thracians. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 We are crossing the Attic plain, and from that we find ourselves in the Thracian plain. As Seen By Me Bithynia, a country in the NW. of Asia Minor, anciently so called; the people of it were of Thracian origin. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Their appearance is fearsome and repulsive, and they march into battle daubed with paint, as did the Thracians and Agathyrses. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Heavenly o'er the startled Hell, Holy, where the Accursed dwell, O Thracian, went thy silver song! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 Philocles then ordered some Thracians to throw their javelins at him and his attendants; and they were all put to death. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 In ancient times, the Thracians made to bread from a flour made from the water coltran, a prickly root of triangular form. Science in the Kitchen. Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia, at the entrance of the Thracian Bosphorus, where the fourth Council of the Church was held in 451, which defined the orthodox conception of Christ as God-man. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge This brother had been carried off as a child by the Thracians together with his betrothed Filli, and having escaped was lately returned to his native land. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England A number of the tribal and personal names of the early Illyrians and Thracians have been preserved. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey The Thracians, too, were embarrassed by their lances, which also are of a great length, and were entangled among the branches that stood in their way on every side. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 In achieving his ambitions, however, he well earned the title by which his contemporaries described him, "the Son of a Thracian," that is, Barbarian. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Dryas, the father of Lycurgus, a Thracian king, and slain by him, who, in a fit of frenzy against the Bacchus worshippers, mistook him for a vine and cut him down. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Thracians, who had formerly been mercenaries under Mithridates, but were then with Fabius, and the slaves present in the Roman camp gave them vigorous assistance. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). The Thracians spread north and south, and a branch of their race, the Dacians, crossed the Danube. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey The Thracians," says Cicero, "wept when a child was born, and feasted and made merry when a man went out of the world, and with reason. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 535, February 25, 1832 Hence is my beard of more than Thracian growth. Theocritus, translated into English Verse So the Bistonian race, a maddening train, Exult and revel on the Thracian plain. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Six hundred years before Christ, the Greeks and their rougher cousins, the Thracians, Macedonians, and Dacians inhabited this district. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe Herodotus says that garments were made of it by the Thracians "so much like linen that none but an experienced person could tell whether they were made of hemp or of flax." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 The Tribune of the second cohort of the Thracians at Gabrosentum. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day After having equipped his own companion and intimate friend in the armour of a Thracian, he slew the miserable man as he was flying; but he himself received a palpable wound, as the scar proves. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 In the day when pallid Persia fled before the Thracian steel, By the land that now is London passed the strange Hellenic keel. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens An army of ninety-five thousand Persians and Arabs was sent from the Tigris to the Thracian Bosphorus, under the command of Harun, or Aaron, the second son of the commander of the faithful. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 In the same campaign, another army advanced from the Euphrates to the Thracian Bosphorus; Chalcedon surrendered after a long siege, and a Persian camp was maintained above ten years in the presence of Constantinople. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The formidable navy of Basiliscus pursued its prosperous navigation from the Thracian Bosphorus to the coast of Africa. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 But he soon received the grateful intelligence, that his authority was acknowledged from the Thracian Bosphorus to the Atlantic Ocean. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 By this extraordinary effort of diligence, he arrived with a harassed but formidable army, on the banks of the Thracian Bosphorus before the lieutenants of Licinius were apprised of his hostile intentions. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Next the Thracians marched the mercenary soldiers, armed after different fashions; with these the Paeonians were mingled. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans But the emperor, alarmed by the distress and danger of his Italian conquests, despatched to the relief of Naples a fleet of galleys and a body of Thracian and Armenian soldiers. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 And so the monarch urged, he made him rear His banner, and attack my sire; and, through His famous feats, that Thracian cavalier Was named the captain of the invading crew. Orlando Furioso Now Titan veiled the stars and showed the shore; When, following Magnus, came a scattered band Saved from the Thracian storm. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars The Hellespont and the Thracian Bosphorus formed their mutual boundary, and the banks of those narrow seas, which flowed in the midst of the Roman world, were covered with soldiers, with arms, and with fortifications. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 The King of Syracuse was not ashamed to contend with the humblest for Olympian honors, nor the Emperor of Rome to measure swords with Thracian gladiators to prove his skill at arms. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 The first halt was made at Perinthus or Heraclea, where Belisarius waited five days to receive some Thracian horses, a military gift of his sovereign. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 There lived a Thracian knight, for warlike skill And prowess, upon earth without a peer; Who, voiced by many a worthy witness still, The praises of my matchless charms did hear. Orlando Furioso But when the Afric horse First made their onset, loud beneath their hoofs Rang the wide plain, and rose the dust in air As by some Thracian whirlwind stirred; and veiled The heavens in darkness. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars But those who had spurned, and those who had protected, the Thracian, were guilty of the same crime, the knowledge of his original obscurity. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 The Amazon Penthesileia, the daughter of Ares and of Thracian race, comes to aid the Trojans, and after showing great prowess, is killed by Achilles and buried by the Trojans. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica The prayers and pilgrimage of Datius, bishop of Milan, were not without effect; and he obtained one thousand Thracians and Isaurians, to assist the revolt of Liguria against her Arian tyrant. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 He said, and striding on, with speedy pace, He sought his coursers of the Thracian race. The Aeneid English I see the snows Of Thracian mountains; and Philippi's plains Lie broad beneath. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars Instead of securing his fidelity, these favors served only to inflame the ambition of the Thracian peasant, who deemed his fortune inadequate to his merit, as long as he was constrained to acknowledge a superior. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Evidence is still wanting for the Macedonian and Thracian coasts. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 About two years after the last victory of Belisarius, the emperor returned from a Thracian journey of health, or business, or devotion. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The drifts of Thracian snows were scarce so white, Nor northern winds in fleetness match'd their flight. The Aeneid English Hence the Jews were in quite a different condition from the Phoenicians, the Thracians, the Persians, and the Medes, with all of whom the Hellenes came into contact. Josephus "Thracian," said Severus with astonishment, "art thou disposed to wrestle after thy race?" History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 It probably was originally a Thracian town, but was afterwards colonized by Milesians. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 At the extremity of Europe, another peninsula, the Thracian Chersonesus, runs three days' journey into the sea, to form, with the adjacent shores of Asia, the Straits of the Hellespont. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Circa 140-135 commences the great slave rising in that island, and in the latter year the long series of campaigns against the free Illyrian and Thracian peoples begins. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Thracian by origin, he joined the trickery of the Oriental to all the vices of the Barbarian. Saint Augustin It was not till eight months after the death of Carus, that the Roman army, returning by slow marches from the banks of the Tigris, arrived on those of the Thracian Bosphorus. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 He himself was sent almost immediately to Byzantium, where he renewed the alliance between that city and Athens, and at the same time entered into relations with Abydos and the Thracian princes. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 The Thracians and Illyrians were posted in the front, the Heruli and Goths in the centre; the prospect was closed by the Moors and Vandals, and their loose array seemed to multiply their numbers. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The general was detached from the main body of his army and overtaken by a troop of Thracian horse. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate At the same time negotiations were going on between himself and Athens with regard to the Thracian strongholds which he had captured in 346. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 Hannibal's Austerlitz, Cannae, approaches nearest to this exploit of the Thracian; but on that field the two consular armies were united under the command of Varro. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 "All evil be to him," he says, "who brought them into fashion, whether it was Dardanus, or Eetion the Thracian, or Midas the Phrygian." The Life of Cicero Volume One In a subsequent inroad they pierced the wall of the Thracian Chersonesus, extirpated the habitations and the inhabitants, boldly traversed the Hellespont, and returned to their companions, laden with the spoils of Asia. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 A cohort of Ligurian infantry with two squadrons of Thracian cavalry deserted to the king. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate He refused to give these up, though he offered to cut a canal across the Chersonese, for the protection of the Athenian allies there from the attacks of the Thracians. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 Had the victorious Thracian entered the island, both the free population and the slaves would have risen against the Romans. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 In the spring of 335 B.C., he made a campaign against the barbarous peoples north of Macedonia,—the Thracians, the Getae, and the Illyrians. Outline of Universal History Ten years afterwards, when the Thracian camp rejected the husband of Procopia, the crown was presented to the same Leo, the first in military rank and the secret author of the mutiny. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 While the Romans adopted the arts of Greece, the Thracians and Illyrians continued to behold them with indifference. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition I could brave, like the Thracian, the dark gates of Hades, were thy embrace my reward. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance The Thracian, without country or home, and an outlaw from the beginning of his enterprise, had to create an army, and that out of the most heterogeneous and apparently the most unpromising materials. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 A storm shattered the fleet upon the rocky promontory of Athos, and the land force was partly destroyed by the Thracians. Outline of Universal History Mostly both were equipped as secutors, but they fought also as murmillos, Greeks, Gauls, Thracians, Samnites and dimachaeri, or one in any of these equipments against the other in any other. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire A few companies of Thracians, who had been left on guard, made a brief resistance, but they were soon borne down. Caesar: a Sketch There was once a famous Thracian harper named Orpheus who had a beautiful wife named Eurydice. A Study of Poetry This is in striking contrast with Plutarch, who was a contemporary of Florus, but whose patriotic pride was not wounded by the victories which the Thracian gladiator won over Roman generals. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 In former times the Thracians and Cretans did mark their good, propitious, and fortunate days with white stones, and their sad, dismal, and unfortunate ones with black. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Besides fencing equipped as Gauls, Samnites, Thracians and secutors they appeared in every combination of any of these and of Greeks and murmillos with every other. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire They learned how the Trojan host was quartered; at the extremity of it was Rhesus, the newly arrived Thracian King, whose white horses were a marvel of beauty and swiftness. Authors of Greece The pair intercepted and slew Dolon the spy, and finding Rhesus and his Thracian band wrapped in slumber, slew the king with twelve of his chiefs, and carried away his chariot and horses. National Epics She was the Thracian's wife, or mistress, being connected with him by some tender tie, and was with him when he subsequently escaped from Capua. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 But, by the time of the Persian wars, says Helbig, the Thracians were regarded by the Greeks as rude barbarians, and their military equipment was totally un-Greek. Homer and His Age He always fought as a secutor or murmillo, or in the armor proper to a Samnite, Thracian, or heavy-armed Greek or Gaul; all of which equipments include a heavy helmet with a vizor. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The two Greeks penetrated the Thracian encampment, where they slew many warriors and escaped with the horses back to the Greek armament. Authors of Greece The barbarous Thracians broke out in widespread rebellion, and the Greeks made ready to answer the call of Demosthenes to arms. Early European History The night was just getting in, and the soldiers were resting from their day's march and from the labors of forming the encampment, when the Thracian fell upon them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 He would not here have followed the Epic tradition, which represented the Thracians as makers of great swords and as splendidly armed charioteers. Homer and His Age He even, many times, fought two Thracians at once, killing both and coming off unscathed. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire He slew my child, my dearest birth-pang, to charm the Thracian winds. Authors of Greece He afterwards pitched his camp nearer to the enemy; having in his former entrenchments left the Thracians, whom I have mentioned to have joined us. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Greeks and Gauls, Thracians and Syrians, Germans and Spaniards were not likely to submit their necks readily to the yoke. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 His audience had met the Thracians in peace and war, and would contradict the poet's description of them as heavily armed charioteers. Homer and His Age Such a fighter is customarily matched against an adversary in ordinary Thracian equipment. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Hector sent out Dolon to reconnoitre, and soon afterwards some Phrygian shepherds bring news that Rhesus has arrived that very night with a Thracian army. Authors of Greece Those who assailed the lines of the legions were easily repulsed: but, the auxiliary Thracians were terrified with the sudden encounter, as they were utterly unprepared. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola We are told that he was a Thracian, his family being shepherds. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 "We hear no more of Rhesus and his Thracians." Homer and His Age Orpheus, sweetest musician of Greek mythology, after failing to recover his beloved Eurydice from the underworld, in his sorrow scorned the Thracian nymphs, who in their anger dismembered him. An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition The Thracian** Muse descends to mourn her son's death, declaring that she had saved him for many years, but Hector prevailed upon him and Athena caused his end. Authors of Greece
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