Thrace Flashcards
1
Q
Was in
A
disorder
2
Q
divided between
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-divided between Rhoemetalces II and the children of Cotys IV (with a Roman regent during their minority)
3
Q
who was criticised and why``
A
– the country was unfamiliar with roman rule, Rhoemetalces was as forcibly criticised as the regent, for not avenging his people’s wrongs
4
Q
what happened
A
– Three strong tribes opened hostilities, their leaders did not join forces
- one plundered its neighbourhood, one went to raise forces from other tribes, one blockaded the king in Philippopolis.
5
Q
the result of a lack of a coalition
A
– a coalition involving serious war was averted the commander of the nearest Roman army “what followed was not a battle or even a fight, but a massacre of half-armed stragglers, without Roman bloodshed”
