Scyrmiadae

Scyrmiadae (Greek: Σκυρμιάδαι) is the name of a Thracian tribe.[1] They are mentioned by Herodotus.

Approximate location of the Scyrmiadae

References

  1. ↑ The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus, John M. Marincola, and Aubery de Selincourt, ISBN 0-14-044908-6, 2003, page 271, "The Thracians of... those who live beyond Apollonia and Mesembria, known as the Scyrmiadae and Nipsaeans, surren- dered without fighting; but the Getae, ..."

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ancient Thrace and Ancient Thracians.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 20, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.