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Ancient thracian rock sanctuary Karadjov Kamuk,situated in the Rhodopes mountain in Bulgaria The indigenous population of Thrace was a people called Thracians. Divided into separate tribes, the Thracians did not manage to form a lasting political organization until the Odrysian state was founded in the 4th century BC. According to the ancient sources, which are limited, the Thracians were considered a primitive race. The mountainous regions were home to various warlike and ferocious tribes while the plains were apparently more peaceable due to Greek contact and influence.