Paeoplae Explained

Paeoplae (Ancient Greek: Παιόπλαι) were an ancient Paeonian^[1] tribe in Thrace. The name is suggested to have Thracian origin.^[2]

See also

• Peltast
• Paeonians

Notes and References

1. The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus, John M. Marincola, and Aubery de Selincourt,, 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