Kimbell Art Museum

This lavishly illustrated book explores the remarkable achievement of the Thracians, a people living to the north of Greece in ancient times. Both warriors and poets, the Thracians had no written language of their own, and for thousands of years historians had to rely on accounts of their life and culture left by Greek and Roman authors. But recent excavations have uncovered a number of Thracian archaeological sites, which have revealed a people of extraordinary sophistication. The book is a wonderful source of information for students of history.