Who Were the Plunderers of Salmydessus?

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).

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