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Paeoplae

Paeoplae were an ancient Paeonian tribe in Thrace. The name is suggested to have Thracian origin.

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Paeoplae (Ancient Greek: Παιόπλαι) were an ancient Paeonian1 tribe in Thrace. The name is suggested to have Thracian origin.2

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  1. The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus, John M. Marincola, and Aubery de Selincourt, ISBN 0-14-044908-6, 2003, page 315: "... was that a number of Paeonian tribes - the Siriopaeones, Paeoplae, ..."
  2. [Thracia - Edition 16 - p 110 Detschew suggested that the name of the Paeoplae might be of Thracian origin