Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
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Built c. 300 BC, this Thracian tomb lies 2.5 km southwest of Sveshtari village in Razgrad Province, northeast Bulgaria [1]. It is likely the burial place of Dromichaetes, a Getae king who ruled territories on both sides of the lower Danube around 300 BC, and his wife, believed to be the daughter of Lysimachus, a diadochus (successor) of Alexander the Great [1]. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it stands as one of the most significant Thracian burial complexes in southeastern Europe [1].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryBulgaria
Coordinates43.7451° N, 26.7664° E

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