Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Sveshtari, Bulgaria (BG)
The Thracian Tomb of Svestari (Свещарска гробница, Sveshtarska grobnitsa) is 2.5 km SW of the village of Sveshtari, Razgrad Province. The tomb is likely the grave of Dromichaetes (Ancient Greek: Δρομιχαίτης, romanized: Dromichaites; c. 300 – c. 280 BCE) who was a king of the Getae on both sides of the lower Danube around 300 BCE, and his wife, the daughter of King Lysimachus (Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 – 281 BCE) who was a general and diadochus of Alexander the Great. The tomb was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
The Thracian Tomb of Svestari (Свещарска гробница, Sveshtarska grobnitsa) is 2.5 km SW of the village of Sveshtari, Razgrad Province. The tomb is likely the grave of Dromichaetes (Ancient Greek: Δρομιχαίτης, romanized: Dromichaites; c. 300 – c. 280 BCE) who was a king of the Getae on both sides of the lower Danube around 300 BCE, and his wife, the daughter of King Lysimachus (Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 – 281 BCE) who was a general and diadochus of Alexander the Great. The tomb was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, whc.unesco.org
By: hhgygy

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