This historical region, which lay south of the Jireček (“YEER-eh-check”) Line, was visited by merchants whose safety is promised on the Vetren inscription. In art, women from this region are identified by their geometric sleeve tattoos. This region’s inhabitants destroyed the Celtic kingdom of Tylis and a series of colonies built at a site called the Nine Ways. In this region, the Bessians used a weapon (-5[1])that is described emerging from the Son of Man’s mouth in the Book of Revelation, the single-bladed rhomphaia. A god from this region often simply called “the (*) hero” is portrayed in Roman funerary art as its namesake “horseman.” (10[1])This region’s Odrysian Kingdom (10[1])conquered (10[1])a colony that Athens (10[3])used to (10[1])extract timber from this (-5[1])region, Amphipolis. (-5[1])Murmillo gladiators (10[1])traditionally battled a type of gladiator named for this (10[1])region, where Spartacus was born. For 10 points, name (10[1])this ancient region east of Macedonia in present-day Bulgaria. ■END■ (10[3])