Cavarus Explained

thumb|Copper coin of Cavarus

Cavarus was a Celtic^[1] king in Thrace and the last king of Tylis. Under Cavarus, Tylis was destroyed by the Thracians in 212 BC.^[2]

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.

Notes and References

1. Celts and the Classical World by David Rankin,, 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]