Thracian crafts

Lands of Thracia were fertile, a perfect place for growing different agricultures. For Thracians, most spreaded cultures were oats, flax, hemp and wheat. The more the instruments of production got better, the more the harvest got larger. Viticulture, wine producing and apiculture were very developed, too, mostly in the southern parts of Thracia. There were many kinds of wine. Wine was a holy drink for the Thracians. Wine-givers were very respected while tsar-feasts were held; when the rulers splashed the wine, they showed their high position. Thracians manufactured big amounts of wax and honey –

one of the most popular and searched goods in the Ancient times. According to tribes’ production they were separated to agricultural and stockbreeding. Stockbreeding tribes lived in the high mountain grazing lands, where they brought up their numerous herds and flocks. Their pure-breed horses were their big proud. These tribes  used to mine copper, silver, gold and iron.

                Thracians made their clothes from wool, flax and hemp, even from leather for the colder winters.

                In the Ancient times production and trade relations through the Thracian lands were highly developed. Thracians manufactured many goods, and sold part of them on the market. They had constant trade relations with the ancient Greeks. That is how the Greek culture and tradition influenced the Thracians, which consequently became part of their way of living.