Tylis

Tylis (Greek Τύλις ), also Tyle (Greek Τύλη, Bulgarian Тиле ), the royal seat of a principality of the Celts in Thrace was in the 3rd century BC, lie to their exact location no evidence before, except that it to the south of the Balkan Mountains ( Haemus ) must have been lying in what is now Central Bulgaria. An identification with the city Tulovo ( Тулово ) or a positioning on the beach Saddle Mountain is suspected.

The Celtic kingdom of Tylis arose as a result of the 279 BC onset Südwanderung great Celtic tribes in the landscapes of ancient Greece. Under their leader Brennus they were advancing up to Thermopylae, but have been militarily defeated by the Greeks at Delphi. A portion of the remaining Celts led by the leader Komontorios to the Hellespont, apparently equated with the intention to Asia Minor. After the Celts but 277 BC a second time had been defeated at Lysimachia Antigonus II Gonatas of, they saw probably forced to that of settlement and occupied large parts of Thrace, the European hinterland of the Hellespont. The warring with each other tribes, the chief of the Thracians, especially since the death of Seuthes III. Were not able to prevent the establishment of the Celts in their area. Several of Tylis Celts came later as mercenaries still to Asia Minor, where they could build in Anatolia as " Galatians " some gentlemen.

If the localization of Tylis with Tulovo 's right, it was located near Seuthopolis, the once powerful city of the Thracians, who must be falling behind compared to the Celtic town now. Because the Celts were able to expand their power to the Bosporus and thereby commit to Byzantium annual tribute payments. In order to apply this, Byzantium rose an inch for all ships that wanted to pass the Bosporus, which 220 BC a war with Rhodes triggered, in which Prusias I was involved from Bithynia. The Power of the Celts of Tylis however, was so strong that their king Kauaros could mediate a peace. Kauaros was the last king of Tylis, the rule of the Celts was terminated after a survey of the Thracians to 212 BC and destroyed the city.