The reign of Seuthes III began with blood and strife. The Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace, which made up much of the territory of modern-day Bulgaria, had been invaded by Macedon some decades prior. Now, a Macedonian governor ruled the kingdom in place of its native kings. Seuthes, a member of the Odrysian royal family, had revolted against the Macedonian governor of Thrace and, with the death of the Macedonian leader Alexander the Great in 323 BC, he took back control of his country, built a new capital in central Bulgaria,…
