AH Challenge: The Thracian Empire

From Herodotos, Book 5: "The Thracians are the biggest nation in the world, next to the Indians. If they were under one ruler, or united, they would, in my judgment, be invincible and the strongest nation on earth. Since, however, there is no way or means to bring this about, they are weak. ... To be tattooed is a sign of noble birth, while to bear no such marks is for the baser sort. The idler is most honoured, the tiller of the soil most scorned; he is held in highest honour who lives by war and robbery."

So Herodotos says it's impossible, but hey, what does he know? Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find a plausible scenario for uniting these fierce, unruly, tattooed warriors and giving them a substantial empire, at any date between 600 BC and 1 AD.

You might find http://www.the-thracians.com/ useful.
 
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