This is a list of ancient tribes in Thrace and Dacia ( grc, Θρᾴκη, Δακία) including possibly or partly

Thracian The Thracians (; grc, Θρᾷκες ''Thrāikes''; la, Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied ...

or Dacian tribes, and non-Thracian or non-Dacian tribes that inhabited the lands known as

Thrace Thrace (; el, Θράκη, Thráki; bg, Тракия, Trakiya; tr, Trakya) or Thrake is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe, now split among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to ...

and Dacia. A great number of Ancient Greek tribes lived in these regions as well, albeit in the List of ancient Thracian cities#Greek, Greek colonies.

Tribes

Thracian

Certain tribes and subdivisions of tribes were named differently by ancient writers but modern research points out that these were in fact the same tribe. The name ''Thracians'' itself seems to be a Greek exonym and we have no way of knowing what the Thracians called themselves. Also certain tribes mentioned by Homer are not indeed historical. *Agrianes *Apsynthii *Astae,The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 (Men-at-Arms) by Christopher Webber and Angus McBride, , 2001, page 11: "After the battle, 10,000 Thracians drawn from the Astii, Caeni, Maduateni and Coreli occupied each side of a narrow forested pass ..." they appear in the 2nd century BC to 1st century BC *Beni (Thracian tribe), Beni *Bessi *BisaltaeAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen and Thomas Heine Nielsen, 2005, , page 854, "... Various tribes have occupied this part of Thrace: Bisaltians (lower Strymon valley), Odomantes (the plain to the north of the Strymon) ..." *BistonesThe Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus, John M. Marincola, and Aubrey de Selincourt, , 2003, page 452: "... I10 The Thracian tribes lying along his route were the Paeti, Cicones, Bistones, Sapaei, Dersaei, Edoni, and Satrae..." *Bithyni or Bythini, migrated to Asia minor *BrenaeStrabo, Geography, book 7, chapter fragments: ... and a fourth to Pelagonia. Along the Hebrus dwell the Corpili, the Brenæ still higher up, above them, and lastly *CrousiThe Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC by John Boardman, I. E. S. Edwards, E. Sollberger, and N. G. L. Hammond, , 1992, page 601-602 *CebreniiPolyaenus: Stratagems - BOOK 7, The generals of the Cebrenii and Sycaeboae, two Thracian tribes, were chosen from among the priests of Hera. Cosingas, according to the tradition of the country, was elected to be their priest and general; but the army took some objection to him, and refused to obey him. To suppress the rebelliousness that had taken hold of the troops, Cosingas built a number of long ladders, and fastened them one to another. He then put out a report, that he had decided to climb up to heaven, in order to inform Hera of the disobedience of the Thracians. The Thracians, who are notoriously stupid and ridiculous, were terrified by the idea of their general's intended journey, and the resulting wrath of heaven. They implored him not to carry out his plan, and they promised with an oath to obey all of his future commands. *Coelaletae *Dersaei *Edones *Dentheletae *Derrones *Digeri *DiiThe Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC by John Boardman, I. E. S. Edwards, E. Sollberger, and N. G. L. Hammond, , 1992, page 607: "The existence of a tribe called Diobessi (Plin.Loc.Cit.) links together ethnically the Bessi and the Dii..." *Diobesi *Dolonci *Kainoi *Kikones, mentioned by Homer in Odyssey *Coreli *Corpili *Krestones *Krobyzoi, perhaps GetaeJohn Boardman in his History wrote “However, a text of the Hellanicus associates the Crobyzi as well the Terizi (From the Tirizian promontory) with the Getae, who “immortalize” (Hdt IV94) that is “render immortal” by ritual. The Crobizi were a subgroup of the Getae tribes. Already known to Hecataeus they are grouped by Herodotus with Thracians” The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC by John Boardman, I. E. S. Edwards, E. Sollberger, and N. G. L. Hammond, , 1992, page 598 *Maduateni *Maedi *MaedoBythini, Maedi that migrated to Asia minor *MelanditaeAnabasis by H. G. Dakyns, 2006, , page 321: "... his sway extended over the Melanditae, the Thynians, and the Tranipsae. Then the affairs of the Odrysians took ..." *Melinophagi *NipsaeiThe Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus, John M. Marincola, and Aubery de Selincourt, , 2003, page 271, "The Thracians of... those who live beyond Apollonia and Mesembria, known as the Scyrmiadae and Nipsaeans, surrendered without fighting; but the Getae..." *Odomanti *Odrysian kingdom, Odrysae *Paeti *Pieres *Sapaei, close to Abdera, Thrace, Abdera, ruled Thrace after the Odrysians *Satri Satrae *Sycaeboae *Scyrmiadae *Sintians *Sithones *Thyni, migrated to Asia minor *Tilataei *Tralles (Thracian tribe), Tralles *Tranipsae *Trausi *Treres *Triballi

Geto-Dacian

*Aedi *Albocenses *AnartiDacia: Landscape, Colonization and Romanization by Ioana A Oltean, , 2007, page 46 *Apuli (''Appuli''), with the center at Apulon *Biephi *Bessi, Biessoi were a Dacian tribe, among the enemies of the Romans in the Marcomannic Wars (166-180 AD), according to Julius Capitolinus" *Burs (Dacia), Buredeenses *Burs (Dacia), Buri, their capital was Burs (Dacia), Buridava *Carpi people, Carpi *Caucoenses or Cauci *Ciaginsi *Clariae *Coertoboci also Koistobokoi and Koistobokoi Montanoi *Crobidae, *Dacians, Daci *Getae *Napae, Dacianized Scythian tribe, after whom the city of Napoca (ancient city), Napoca is possibly named *Osi (ancient tribe), Osi were a Dacian tribe but it is also argued that it was Germanic or Celtic. It was among the enemies of the Romans in the Marcomannic Wars (166-180 AD), according to Julius Capitolinus" *Piephigi *Potulatenses *Predasenses *Rhadacenses *Sabokoi were a Dacian tribe, among the enemies of the Romans in the Marcomannic Wars (166-180 AD), according to Julius Capitolinus" *Saldenses *ScaugdaeThe Cambridge ancient history Volume 3, page 598, by John Boardman, 1991, , "Getic tribes were probably the Aedi, the Scaugdae and the Clariae ... They were known in antiquity as Getae..." *Sense (ancient tribe), Sense *Suci TribesinThrace

*Terici, Dacian tribe, Terici *Teurisci *Trixae *Tyrageti *Troglodytae

Daco-Thracian

*Artakioi *Moesi

Thraco-Illyrian

*Dardani *Galabri, subtribe of the Dardani.Strabo
"To the Dardaniatae belong also the Galabrii, among whom is an ancient city, and the Thunatae..." *Thunatae, subtribe of the Dardani.

Illyrian

*Baridustae *Breuci part of this tribe was settled in Dacia *Pannonian tribes part of these many tribes were settled in Dacia *Pirustae *SardeatesALBURNUS MAIOR (Roşia Montană) Alba, Romania., "An important settlement, center of gold mining in Roman Dacia Superior, in the Apuseni mountains. In the hills of Cetatea Mare and Cetatea Mică traces are preserved of ancient Roman mines. Under Trajan Dalinatian colonists (Pirustae, Baridustae, Sardeates) settled here, each tribe dwelling in a separate village or quarter."

Paeonian

* See: List of Paeonian tribes

Greek

* See List of ancient Thracian cities#Greek, Greek colonies in Thrace

Phrygian

*Bryges *Mygdones *Phrygians

Celtic and Germanic

*Anartoi, Celts assimilated by Dacians *Bastarnae Celts or Germanic peoples, Germanics and according to Livy "the bravest nation on earth" *BoiiDacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe by Ion Grumeza, , 2009, page 51: "In a short time the Dacians imposed their conditions on the Anerati, Boii, Eravisci, Pannoni, Scordisci..." *Carpi (people), Carpi *Costoboci *Eravisci *Gauls of Tylis *Peukini *Scordisci *Serdi *Teuriscii, Celts assimilated by DaciansDacia: Landscape, Colonization and Romanization by Ioana A Oltean, , 2007, page 47 *Cotense, a Celtic tribe

Thracian/Scythian

*AgathyrsiThe Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 2, The Median and Achaemenian Periods edited by William Bayne Fisher, Ilya Gershevitch, Ehsan Yar Shater, , page 184 "According to most authorities, Agathyrsi were of Thracian stock, although their ruling class seems to have been of Scythian origin..."

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