With the world's people; an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social evolution, and present conditions and promise of the principal families of men (1915) (14577848810)

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Title: With the world's people; an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social evolution, and present conditions and promise of the principal families of men
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history Ethnology
Publisher: Washington : Clark E. Ridpath
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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italces, and the tribalcondition remained withlittle disturbance until therise of jSIacedonia. The five tribal namesby which the Thracianpeoples were distinguish-ed were the Getas, the Treres, the Tribal names;T ri 1-1 a 1 1 i ^eUef in a Scy-i riDaiil, thianracede- the D a c i, scent,and the Moesi. The stu-dent of history will read-ily recognize several ofthese ethnic names as thetitles of races projectingthemselves at a later pe-riod into the history ofthe West. It was believed, as earlyas the times of Herodo-tus, that the Thracian na-tions were allied in racedescent with the Scythi-ans ; but there was no bet-ter ground for such beliefthan was found in thewell-known character ofthe Thracians, whose fe-rocity in battle and sav-agery in peace remindedthe Father of History ofthe Scythic barbarians.The Thracians are repre-sented as powerful war-riors. They were disposedliy both nature and habit to battle,and their cruelty against the enemy wasas notorious as their courage was un-doubted.
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PRIESTESS OF BACCHUS.—From the painting by John Collier. 82 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. The Tliracian gods, like themselves,were tnici:lent, fierce, and passionate.Superstition Besides the worship of Di-of th^Thr°a-^^ onysus, already mentioned,cians. the Thracian Mars and Bac- chus and Diana were adored with the Thracians contested with the Greeks.It was claimed that Orpheus, Musseus,and Eumolpus were Thracian heroes;but it is more likely that the Thracianshad merely preserved in these charactersa recollection of their Phrygian origin.