Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Colloquium Arranged by the National Archaeological Institute and Museum at Sofia and the Welsh Department, Aberystwyth University Held at the National Archaeological Institute and Museum, Sofia, 8 May 2010.
The present proceedings contain important contributions, which provide an updated overview and study on the Celtic settlement in Early Hellenistic Thrace and discuss the enigmatic location of Tylis, the royal residence of the Thracian Galatians, which was mentioned by Polybius (4.46.2) and Stephanus Byzantinus (640.20-21).
Author(s): Ljudmil F. Vagalinski (ed.)
Publisher: National Archaeological Institute and Museum
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 132
City: Sofia
Preface 5
Celtic – Definitions, Problems and Controversies / Simon Rodway 9
The Ancient Historians on the Celtic Kingdom in South-Eastern Thrace / Dilyana Boteva 33
Celts, Greeks and Thracians in Thrace during the Third Century BC. Interactions in History and Culture / Kamen Dimitrov 51
Ancient Texts on the Galatian Royal Residence of Tylis and the Context of La Tène Finds in Southern Thrace. A Reappraisal / Julij Emilov 67
In Search of Tyle (Tylis). Problems of Localization / Metodi Manov 89
The Celtic Tylite State in the Time of Cavarus / Lachezar Lazarov 97
The Mal-Tepe Tomb at Mezek and the Problem of the Celtic Kingdom in South-Eastern Thrace / Totko Stoyanov 115
Ancient Place-Names of the Eastern Balkans: Defining Celtic Areas / Alexander Falileyev 121
List of authors 131
