Bessoi
Bessoi

Summary/Abstract: Bessoi were perhaps a clan whose roots extend to the Phrygian tribes and who reside between Orbelos and Rhodope. They were described as the wildest among the other Thracian tribes living in the upper part of the Hebros riverbed. The Bessoi tribe was also referred to as bandits by their neighbors, who themselves are also looters. Many members of the Bessoi tribe were recruited for the Roman army. During the civil war between Pompeius and Caesar, the tribe supported the Roman troops that remained loyal to Pompeius.

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