Thunatae

The Thunatae (Ancient Greek: Θουνᾶται) were a Romanized Thraco-Illyrian^[1] tribe of Dardania alongside the Galabri.^[2] The Thracian Maedi tribe bordered the Thunatae eastwards.^[3]

In AD 6, the Dardani were conquered by Rome and became part of the province of Moesia Superior (corresponding to present-day Kosovo, northern fringes of North Macedonia and northern Bulgaria). According to Strabo, the Dardani were not part of Illyria,^[4] and they were divided into two sub-groups, the Galabri and the Thunaki.^[5]

References

^ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, ISBN 0-631-19807-5, page 85, "Whether the Dardanians were an Illyrian or a Thracian people has been much debated and one view suggests that the area was originally populated with Thracians who then exposed to direct contact with illyrians over a long period."
^ "To the Dardaniatae belong also the Galabrii, among whom is an ancient city, and the Thunatae"
^ James Cowles Prichard, Researches into the physical history of mankind, Vol 3, 1841
^ The central Balkan tribes in pre-Roman times by Fanula Papazoglu, 1978, page 217
^ Strabo: Books 1–7, 15–17 in English translation, ed. H. L. Jones (1924), at LacusCurtius

[1] Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, ISBN 0-631-19807-5, page 85, "Whether the Dardanians were an Illyrian or a Thracian people has been much debated and one view suggests that the area was originally populated with Thracians who then exposed to direct contact with illyrians over a long period."

[2] "To the Dardaniatae belong also the Galabrii, among whom is an ancient city, and the Thunatae"

[3] James Cowles Prichard, Researches into the physical history of mankind, Vol 3, 1841

[4] The central Balkan tribes in pre-Roman times by Fanula Papazoglu, 1978, page 217

[5] Strabo: Books 1–7, 15–17 in English translation, ed. H. L. Jones (1924), at LacusCurtius

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