This article lists kings of Thrace and Dacia, and includes Thracian, Paeonian, Celtic, Dacian, Scythian, Persian or Ancient Greek up to the point of its fall to the Roman Empire, with a few figures from Greek mythology.
Mythological
Haemus, became a mountain Haemus Mons
Thrax, son of Ares
Tegyrios, mortal
Eumolpus, inherited a kingdom from Tegyrios
Tereus, the king that was turned into a hoopoe
Phineus, Phoenician son of Agenor, blind king and seer
Poltys, son of Poseidon
Pyreneus, died trying to harm the Muses
Harpalykos, king of the Amymnaeans
Thoas, founder of Thoana
Mopsus, killed Myrine, an amazon queen
Peirous, a Thracian war leader killed by Thoas the Aetolian
Rhesus of Thrace, died in the Trojan war
Cisseus, father of Theano, the wife of Antenor
Diomedes of Thrace, Giant that ruled over the Bistones
Lycurgus, of the Edoni
Oeagrus, father of Orpheus and Linus
Orpheus of the Cicones
Polymestor of the Bistonians
Zalmoxis of the Getae
Charnabon of the Getae, who came into power when grain was first given to men mentioned by Sophocles Pyraechmes of the Paeonians Asteropaios of the Paeonians
Persian
Darius I, Persian Satrapy named Skudra by 516 BC
Darius I, Thrace is resubjucated by Mardonius at 492 BC
Xerxes I, retains Thrace from 486 BC to 479 BC
Tribal kings
Olorus, 5th century BC
Syrmus, king of the Triballi 4th century BC
Bergaios, petty king of Pangaeum
Dromichaetes, of the Getae 300 BC
Langarus, of the Agrianes
Pleuratus, a Thracian or Illyrian king that attacked Tylis 213–208 BC
Diegylis, chieftain of the Caeni extremely bloodthirsty 145 BC
Ziselmius, Diegylis' son
Mostis, of the Caeni, king ~130–90 BC
Abrupolis of the Sapaeans, 2nd century BC
Rabocentus of the Bessi mentioned by Cicero
Cosingas, chieftain and priest of Hera to the tribes of Cebrenii and Sucaeboae
Getas, king of the Edones
Getic and Dacian
Charnabon, king of the Getae as mentioned by Sophocles in Triptolemus - 5th century BC Cothelas, father of Meda of Odessa – 4th century BC Rex Histrianorum, ruler in Histria, mentioned by Trogus Pompeius and Justinus - 339 BC Dual – 3rd century BC Moskon – 3rd century BC Dromichaetes – 3rd century BC Zalmodegicus – around 200 BC Rhemaxos – around 200 BC Rubobostes – around 200 BC Zoltes - 200 BC Oroles – 2nd century BC Dicomes – 1st century BC Rholes – 1st century BC Dapyx – 1st century BC Zyraxes – 1st century BC Burebista – 82–44 BC Deceneus – 44 BC - around 27 BC High Priest Thiamarkos - 1st century BC - 1st century AD, Dacian king (inscription "Basileys Thiamarkos epoiei") Cotiso – c. 40 BC - c.9 BC Comosicus – 9 BC–30 AD Scorilo – c.30–70 AD Coson Duras – c. 69–87 Decebalus – 87–106 106 AD, Dacia becomes a province of the Roman Empire conquered by Trajan. Pieporus, king of Dacian Costoboci – 2nd century AD (inscription) Tarbus – 2nd century AD. Dio Cassius mentioned him without specifying his origin. Some authors consider a possible Dacian ethnicity
Paeonian
See: List of Paeonian kings
Celtic rulers in Thrace
Cerethrius
Critasirus, a Celt
Bathanatos of the Scordisci
Celtic rulers of Tylis in Thrace
Comontorius Celtic military commander, first king of Tylis (c. 277 BC-?) Orsoaltius (presumed Celtic on the basis of coin types; order uncertain) Cersibaulus (presumed Celtic on the basis of coin types; order uncertain) Cavarus, last king of Tylis; overthrown by the Thracians (?-212 BC)
Macedonian
Philip II of Macedon, annexed Thrace, 341–336 BC
Alexander the Great retains Thrace and suppresses rebellion, 335–323 BC
Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi, includes Thrace in his kingdom, 323–281 BC
Philip V of Macedon controls all cities of Thrace up to the hellespont, 238–179 BC Perseus of Macedon continues controlling the part of Thrace his father left him, 212–166 BC