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Who Were the Plunderers of Salmydessus? discusses ten references (from different periods) concerning the piratical activities of the Thracians at Salmydessus in an attempt to identify who these Thracians were. The goal set, the specificity of the references, and, above all, the probability that most of the authors under review had no first-hand experience of the area of Salmydessus, but relied on the works of their predecessors, define the character of the study and the research methods used. It is a historical work, with a strong element of Quellenforschung, and provides a comprehensive examination of the literary and epigraphic evidence relevant to the topic.

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Author:   Miroslav Ivanov Vasilev (Senior Assistant Professor, Institute of Balkan Studies and Center of Thracology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Weight:   0.371kg
ISBN:  

9781803272771

ISBN 10:   1803272775
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   18 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface ; I. Introduction ; II. Strabo ; II.1. Strabo’s Data on Salmydessus. The Provisional Chronological Framework of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; II.2. Lower Chronological Limit of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; II.3. Upper Chronological Limit of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; III. Xenophon, Diodorus, Periplus Ponti Euxini, and Anonymous Periplus Ponti Euxini ; III.1. Xenophon ; III.2. Diodorus ; III.3. Periplus Ponti Euxini ; III.4. Anonymous Periplus Ponti Euxini ; IV. The Strasbourg Epodes ; IV.1. The First Epode ; IV.2. The Thracians ἀκρόκομοι ; IV.3. Thyni in Europe, Thyni in Asia ; IV.4. Migration of Thyni from Europe into Asia ; IV.5. Were the Thracians from the Epode Thyni? ; V. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica ; VI. Dionysius of Byzantium ; VII. The Geographical Features of Salmydessus as a Factor for Piratical Activity Through the Centuries ; VIII. Conclusions ; Appendix: Principal Sources Discussed in the Text ; Bibliography ; Index

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Miroslav Ivanov Vasilev is an assistant professor at the Institute of Balkan Studies and Center of Thracology (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences). He has published a book and articles concerning ancient Thrace and Macedonia, including The Policy of Darius and Xerxes towards Thrace and Macedonia (Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2015).

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