Triballi

The Triballi or Triballi / Triballoi ( Τριβαλλοί ) were a Southeastern European strain of antiquity. He is counted mean to the Thracians, but takes the Thracian, Illyrian, Celtic and Scythian culture influences a special position, which is why the Triballi of historians are often listed separately next to the Thracians and others. About their religion is as good as nothing survived. Your equipment should have been Scythian. Their strength were the foot soldiers.

History

For the first time Triballi in Herodotus (ca. 490-424 BC) mentions histories (4, 49). Here he names a plane for them. This " Tribal Metallic Layer" ( πεδίον Τριβαλλικόν ) is identified partly as Morava or as Kosovo Polje in today's Kosovo. 424 BC was the Odrysenkönig Sitalkes on a campaign against the intent on their independence Triballi. In the 4th century BC, the Triballi were ousted by the Illyrian and Celtic Autariatai immigrants across the river Morava to the north east to the southern bank of the Danube. 376 BC led the Triballi from lack of food a raid through southern Thrace against the Greek city of Abdera on the Aegean Sea and plundered the fertile surrounding countryside.

After dividing the spoils previously beaten Abderites took advantage of the disorder and killed about 2000 Triballi. A vendetta against the city prevented the Triballi Chabrias with a squadron of Athens. The Triballi were known as ruthless and cruel master, and this was said many " barbarian " tribes. However, they must be the civil Athenians and other Greeks particularly noticed, so that her name several hundred years was memorable and was to a nasty insult. The Triballi were initially strong resistance of Macedonia. Philip II defeated them in 339 BC In this battle he was severely injured by a metallic tribal spear.

Alexander the Great finally struck in the months of May and June 335 BC, the Triballi in his campaign against the north bordering on Macedonia peoples. At that time, there was the king Syrmos on the Triballi. An attack of Macedonia was expected by the Tribal Learning and other tribes namely, Alexander still surprised her by his determination and the pace that he pretended. The battle in a forest ended after a tough battle with the defeat of the Triballi, they lost 200 men, and the retreat with their king Syrmos on one of the many Danube islands named Peuke to which even the women and children had been withdrawn. In this battle, as in many later, the Macedonian phalanx proved to be insurmountable.

A translation of Alexander on the fortified island failed for lack of men and material and so he marched against the Getae. The Tribal Learning and other peoples, he forced on peace negotiations and ultimately returned with plenty of booty and tribute back to Macedonia. Alexander is the will to fight the Triballi impressed, so he undertook for his campaign against Persia, where they performed great services with their infantry.

They are also mentioned by Pliny and Ptolemy in their geographies, but were in Roman times already insignificant. At the beginning of the Middle Ages disappear Triballi from history. In the High and Late Middle Ages use different Byzantine chroniclers this term for the Serbs.

In Serbia, the Timok Krajina as Tribalien ( Tribalija Трибалија ) southern region is called.