Place details
Place nameThrace
Other namesThráki, Tracia, Thrakian, Thracia
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Ancient and modern region on the eastern Balkan Peninsula; historically its borders have varied. early Thracians were related to the Illyrians; area was annexed by Vespasian in the 1st century; invaded by Goths, Huns and others; fell to Turks in 1361; now divided between Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria.