A Comparative–Analytical Investigation of the architecture interfaces: Thracian and Anatolian in the Achaemenid Period

Scholars have long noticed Achaemenid affinities with fifth–fourth century BC finds fromThrace. Leaving aside the discussion about the Skudra satrapy (which presumably comprisedpart of Thracian territory along the Northern Aegean coast), it can be stated that the Persianmilitary campaigns in the Balkans had an impact on the local elites Achaemenid presence inthe area was probably the original impetus for the Thracian aristocrats to emulate a similarcode of royal status representations. However, Thracian kings and nobles adapted andcreatively interpreted further the Achaemenid borrowings The present paper deals withAnatolian Achaemenid traits in the Thracian sepulchral monuments, specifically Thracianstone-built chamber tombs dated to the fifth–third century BC, the richest and largest numberof which can be assigned to the fourth century BC, which was the floruit of the OdrysianKingdom.

Keywords:

Thrace , Skudra , Anatolian , Achaemenid , sepulchral