We saw that they afterwards, in the second half of the thirteenth century, opened out the gold treasures of Thasos in the thracian Sea.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
It was above all the metals of the West, the gold of the thracian, the copper of the Italian islands, the silver of Tartessus, which the ships of the Phenicians carried into the harbours of the mother-cities: the nations of the West received in return weapons, and metal vases, ornaments, variegated cloths, and purple garments.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
In one conflict, Pugnax, in the thracian arms, had beaten Murranus the Myrmillo, fighting in the arms of Gaul, with the fish upon his helmet; and the fate of Murranus is chronicled in one tragic letter p.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill