Английская Википедия:Bithyni
Шаблон:Short description The Bithyni (Шаблон:IPAc-en; Шаблон:Lang-grc; Шаблон:Lang-la) were a Thracian tribe who lived in north-west Anatolia.
History
The Bithyni originally lived in the area of the lower Strymon river,Шаблон:Sfn due to which the ancient Greeks claimed that they were originally called the Strymoni (Шаблон:Lang-grc; Шаблон:Lang-la).Шаблон:Sfn
Around Шаблон:C., the Paeonians displaced the Bithynians in the Strymon valley, after which they Bithyni migrated eastwards, and crossed the Thracian Bosporus and settled in northwestern Anatolia, where they assimilated the Phrygians and the Bebryces, with the region becoming known as Bithynia after them.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The Dolonci tribe, who lived in the Thracian Chersonese and whom Greek mythology claimed were related to the Bithyni,Шаблон:Sfn might have been remnants of the Bithyni who were left behind on the European side of the Thracian Bosporus.Шаблон:Sfn
By the mid-6th century BC, the Bithyni had come under the rule of the Lydian empire,Шаблон:Sfn after which it became part of the Persian Achaemenid Empire when Cyrus II annexed Lydia.Шаблон:Sfn
Culture
The Bithyni used the round [[Peltast#Pelte shield|Шаблон:Transl]] shield in warfare.Шаблон:Sfn
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