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Seuthopolis (Ancient Greek: Σευθόπολις) was an ancient Hellenistic city founded by the Thracian king Seuthes III between 325–315 BC which was the capital of the Odrysian kingdom.

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Instance of
polis
Country
Bulgaria
Located in
Kazanlak
Area
0.05
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Artificial lake kazanlak.jpg
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Seuthopolis
culture
Thracians
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Seuthopolis (Ancient Greek: Σευθόπολις) was an ancient Hellenistic city founded by the Thracian king Seuthes III between 325–315 BC which was the capital of the Odrysian kingdom.

Its ruins are now located at the bottom of the Koprinka Reservoir near Kazanlak, Stara Zagora Province, in central Bulgaria.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seuthopolis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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