| | [[Image:ThraceMap.png|thumb|right|200px|Thrace (colored dark orange), superimposed over modern state borders.]] | | [[Image:ThraceMap.png|thumb|right|200px|Thrace (colored dark orange), superimposed over modern state borders.]] |
| − | '''Thrace''' (Greek:Θράκη) is a historical geographic region in southeast Europe. Due to its strategic position between many important empires (The [[Achaemenid Empire]], [[Ottoman Empire]], [[Roman Empire]], etc.), it has always been a hotly contested piece of land. Currently, Thrace lies in parts of [[Greece]], [[Turkey]], and [[Bulgaria]]. | + | '''Thrace''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Θράκη) is a historical geographic region in southeast [[Europe]]. Due to its strategic position between many important empires (the [[Achaemenid Empire]], [[Ottoman Empire]], [[Roman Empire]], etc.), it has always been a hotly contested piece of land. Currently, Thrace lies in parts of [[Greece]], [[Turkey]], and [[Bulgaria]]. |