#thracians

Idk what is funnier, the Thracians eating what was basically a balm for the greeks, or this greek poet creating a new swear word because of it

Seuthes III was a king of the Thracian kingdom of Odrysia during the late 4th century BC. We don't know many details of his reign but the discovery of his tomb in Bulgaria in 2004 has provided archeologists with a treasure-trove of artifacts including this remarkably lifelike portrait of Seuthes himself in bronze.

Diomedes: Oh, my poor horses

This area includes mainly the present-day countries of Romania and Moldova, as well as parts of Ukraine, Eastern Serbia, Northern Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Southern Poland.

This drawing is based on a fascinating design I saw on a Thracian helmet from fourth century BCE. While the symbolism might have been of conquest, power, and abundance, in my view the magical bird represents protection and guidance to a safer place. I hand printed my digitized drawing on a Risograph using golden ink and it came out great. Few prints are available here.

Cover art by @ohotnig