Нешто што иде у прилог ове тезе.
πεδιον το Τριβαλλικον
As differing from the previous periods, there is certain number of
literary sources on the geographic position of individual regions
of the Triballian land during the last development period of this
peoples, on the basis of which, however, it is not possible to
determine boundaries of the whole country of this peoples. The
oldest written source on one part of the Triballian territory comes
from Herodotus (485-425 BC), the “father of history” who, most
probably, conveys data of the logograph (logograph = historian
and geographer) Hekatey. Hekatey from Milet was tireless traveler
collecting data on Europe and Asia for the sake of king Darius and
his aggressive policy, during the last quarter of the 6th and at the
beginning of the 5th centuries BC, which he published in his work
Gês periodos (Geography). He gave, inter alia, description of many
regions in the Danube watershed, including also Pomoravlje. It is
certain that Herodotus took over, from this citizen of Milet, data
for his own History – Historiai (Narratives) on rivers the Angro
(Južna or Zapadna Morava together with Ibar) and the Brongo
(Velika Morava) and Triballian valley. “The river Angro flows
north from the Illyrian country and flows into the Triballian valley
(πεδιον το Τριβαλλικον) and into the river Brongo, and the Brongo
flows into the Istar. Thus the Istar accepts both big rivers.” There
is a certain dilemma concerning Hekatey’s and Herodotus’s river
Angro – whether it is Južna Morava or more probably Zapadna
Morava together with the Ibar. It is certain that the Brongo is Velika
Morava and the Triballian valley – πεδιον το Τριβαλλικον – the
Velika Morava valley. Since the Velika Morava valley does not
cover huge territory, certain experts wonder why should the ancient
writers mention in their work this rather small region and overlook
considerably larger regions in this part of the world. If, however,
one takes into consideration continuity of life in this valley during
all the development periods of the Triballi, its strategic significance
during the transitional zone from the northern into the central
Balkans, defense systems, fortifications, number of settlements and
necropolises, including settlements and necropolises from the end
of the 6th and the beginning of the 5th centuries BC, material proofs
of contacts of the population of this region with the oldest Greek
colonies on the western part of the Black Sea Region, consequently,
it is no wonder that the famous Greek historians knew about this
region. Stojić 1997, 119, 123, 126-128. 119-133: The development
of the Triballi within the territory ranging from the Ibar valley and
Ovčarsko-Kablarska Gorge in the west up to the Isker in the east
and from the confluence of the Tisza in the north up to the Grdelica
Gorge in the south during the period of the 6th- 4th centuries BC is
characterized by their connections with the Greek and Macedonian
world. The first contacts with this world was achieved by the
southwest parts of the community at the end of the 6th and at the
beginning of the 5th centuries BC, as represented by the findings
from Pećka Banja, Novi Pazar, Atenica and Kruševica. During the
first decades of the 5th century, contacts of this region with the Greek
world ceased, but very soon, the central regions of the population –
Južna Morava, Velika Morava and Lower Tisza basins established
contacts with Macedonia, Thessaloniki hinterland, as confirmed by
analogies for many elements (appearance, size, kinds of material,
decorative motifs) found on the luxurious artefacts of Mramorac
type. During the Greek-Persian or Peloponnese wars, the connections
were interrupted of this world with the region in the center of which
was the Morava valley. During the last decades of the 5th century
BC, simultaneously with the break up of contacts made along the
Morava-Vardar valley, the most eastern region (between the Timok
and the Isker rivers) of the mentioned population takes over primacy
in connections with the Greek world.
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