Editing Thrace (section)

==Notable Thracians==
*[[Orpheus]] was, in [[Ancient Greek mythology]], the chief representative of the art of song and playing the [[lyre]].
*[[Protagoras]] (c.&nbsp;490–420 BC) was a Greek philosopher from [[Abdera, Thrace]]. An expert in [[rhetoric]]s and subjects connected to virtue and political life, often regarded as the first [[sophist]]. He is known primarily for three claims: (1) that man is the measure of all things, often interpreted as a sort of [[moral relativism]], (2) that he could make the "worse (or weaker) argument appear the better (or stronger)" (see [[Sophism]]), and (3) that one could not tell if the gods existed or not (see [[Agnosticism]]).
*[[Herodicus]] was a Greek physician of the fifth century BC who is considered the founder of [[sports medicine]]. He is believed to have been one of [[Hippocrates]]'s tutors.
*[[Democritus]] (c.&nbsp;460–370 BC) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician from [[Abdera, Thrace]]. His main contribution is the [[atomic theory]], the belief that all matter is made up of various imperishable indivisible elements which he called [[atom]]s.
*[[Spartacus]] was a Thracian who led a large slave uprising in what is now Italy in 73–71 BC. His army of escaped [[gladiator]]s and slaves defeated several [[Roman legion]]s in what is known as the [[Third Servile War]].
*A number of [[Roman emperor]]s of the 3rd–5th century were of [[Thraco-Roman]] backgrounds ([[Maximinus Thrax]], [[Licinius]], [[Galerius]], [[Aureolus]], [[Leo I the Thracian|Leo the Thracian]], etc.). These emperors were elevated via a military career (hence the resultant nickname for them, [[Barracks Emperor]]), from the condition of common soldiers in one of the [[Roman legion]]s to the foremost positions of [[Power (social and political)|political power]].