Sparatocos

Sparadocos (Ancient Greek, Σπαράδοκος) was a king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from ca. 450 BC to before 431 BC, succeeding his father, Teres I.[1]

The name reminds greatly of Spartacus and historians believe that he could be the inspiration behind the famous Thracian gladiator.

References
  1. Thracian Kings, University of Michigan

See also
  • List of Thracian tribes
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