Teres I

Teres I(Greek:Τήρης,Ancient Greek:[tɛ́ːrɛːs];reigned 460–445 BC)^[1]was the first king of theOdrysian kingdomofThrace.Thrace had nominally been part of thePersian empiresince 516 BC^[2]during the rule ofDarius the Great,and was re-subjugated byMardoniusin 492 BC.^[3]

The Odrysian state was the first Thracian kingdom that acquired power in the region, by the unification^[4]of manyThracian tribesunder a single ruler, King Teres^[5]probably in the 460's after thePersian defeatin Greece.^[6]Teres, who united the 40 or more Thracian tribes under one banner, was well known for his military abilities and spent much of his life on the battlefield. He died during a military campaign in 445 BC. Historians argue it was against the Triballi, a Thracian tribe occupying a large amount of land to the north of Thrace.^{[citation needed]}He was succeeded by his second son,Sitalces,who seemed to have taken on his father's fighting prowess and used all the tribes to wage war with Macedon.

Teres RidgeonLivingston Islandin theSouth Shetland Islands,Antarctica,is named after Teres.

Family

He had issue:

Sitalcesking of Thracian Odryses, father ofAmadocus I.
Maisades,father ofSeuthes II.
Sparatocos,father ofSeuthes I.

References

^The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 (Men-at-Arms) by Christopher Webber and Angus McBride, 2001,ISBN 1-84176-329-2,page 5
^The Oxford Classical Dictionary by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth,ISBN 0-19-860641-9,"page 1515," The Thracians were subdued by the Persians by 516 "
^Herodotus, 6.43.1
^Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations by D. Brendan Nagle and Stanley M. Burstein,ISBN 0-19-517825-4,2006,page 230: "..., however, one of the Thracian tribes, the Odrysians, succeeded in unifying the Thracians and creating a powerful state..."
^The Oxford Classical Dictionary by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth,ISBN 0-19-860641-9,page 1515, "Shortly afterwards the first King of the Odrysae, Teres attempted to carve an empire out of the territory occupied by the Thracian tribes (Thuc. 2.29 and his sovereignty extended as far as the Euxine and the Hellespont)"
^Xenophon (8 September 2005).The Expedition of Cyrus.ISBN 9780191605048.Retrieved24 December2014.

Teres I Odrysian kingdom of Thrace Born:UnknownDied:445 BC
Preceded by none	King of Thrace 460–445 BC	Succeeded by Sitalkes

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[1] The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 (Men-at-Arms) by Christopher Webber and Angus McBride, 2001,ISBN 1-84176-329-2,page 5

[2] The Oxford Classical Dictionary by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth,ISBN 0-19-860641-9,"page 1515," The Thracians were subdued by the Persians by 516 "

[3] Herodotus, 6.43.1

[4] Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations by D. Brendan Nagle and Stanley M. Burstein,ISBN 0-19-517825-4,2006,page 230: "..., however, one of the Thracian tribes, the Odrysians, succeeded in unifying the Thracians and creating a powerful state..."

[5] The Oxford Classical Dictionary by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth,ISBN 0-19-860641-9,page 1515, "Shortly afterwards the first King of the Odrysae, Teres attempted to carve an empire out of the territory occupied by the Thracian tribes (Thuc. 2.29 and his sovereignty extended as far as the Euxine and the Hellespont)"

[6] Xenophon (8 September 2005).The Expedition of Cyrus.ISBN 9780191605048.Retrieved24 December2014.

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