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Cavarus

Cavarus was a Celtic king in Thrace and the last king of Tylis. Under Cavarus, Tylis was destroyed by the Thracians in 212 BC.

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Cavarus was a Celtic1 king in Thrace and the last king of Tylis. Under Cavarus, Tylis was destroyed by the Thracians in 212 BC.2

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References

  1. Celts and the Classical World by David Rankin, ISBN 0-415-15090-6, 1996, page 189: "... and destroyed it. According to Polybius, the last of the kings of Tylis, Cavarus, was a man of magnanimity and regal character (8.24). ..."
  2. Polybius IV 46.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Manov, Metodi; Damyanov, Vassil. "The First Mint of Cavarus, The Last King of the Celtic Kingdom in Thrace". American Journal of Numismatics. 25: 11–19.