List of rulers of Thrace and Dacia

Mythological

• Haemus, became a mountain Haemus Mons
• Thrax, son of Ares
• Tegyrios, mortal
• Eumolpus, inherited a kingdom from Tegyrios
• Tereus, the king that was turned into a hoopoe
• Phineus, Phoenician son of Agenor, blind king and seer
• Poltys, son of Poseidon
• Pyreneus, died trying to harm the Muses
• Harpalykos, king of the Amymnaeans
• Thoas, founder of Thoana
• Mopsus, killed Myrine, an amazon queen
• Peirous, a Thracian war leader killed by Thoas the Aetolian
• Rhesus of Thrace, died in the Trojan war
• Cisseus, father of Theano, the wife of Antenor
• Diomedes of Thrace, Giant that ruled over the Bistones
• Lycurgus, of the Edoni
• Oeagrus, father of Orpheus and Linus
• Orpheus of the Cicones
• Polymestor of the Bistonians
• Zalmoxis of the Getae
• Charnabon of the Getae, who came into power when grain was first given to men mentioned by Sophocles
• Pyraechmes of the Paeonians
• Asteropaios of the Paeonians

  Persian

• Darius I, Persian Satrapy named Skudra by 516 BC
• Darius I, Thrace is resubjucated by Mardonius at 492 BC
• Xerxes I, retains Thrace from 486 BC to 479 BC

  Tribal kings

• Olorus, 5th century BC
• Syrmus, king of the Triballi 4th century BC
• Bergaios, petty king of Pangaeum
• Dromichaetes, of the Getae 300 BC
• Langarus, of the Agrianes
• Pleuratus, a Thracian or Illyrian king that attacked Tylis 213–208 BC
• Diegylis, chieftain of the Caeni extremely bloodthirsty 145 BC
• Ziselmius, Diegylis' son
• Mostis, of the Caeni, king ~130–90 BC
• Abrupolis of the Sapaeans, 2nd century BC
• Rabocentus of the Bessi mentioned by Cicero
• Cosingas, chieftain and priest of Hera to the tribes of Cebrenii and Sucaeboae
• Getas, king of the Edones

  Getic and Dacian

• Charnabon, king currently ruling over the Getae as mentioned by Sophocles in Triptolem - 5th century BC
• Cothelas, father of Meda of Odessa – 4th century BC
• Rex Histrianorum, ruler in Histria, mentioned by Trogus Pompeius and Justinus - 339 BC
• Dual – 3rd century BC
• Moskon – 3rd century BC
• Dromichaetes – 3rd century BC
• Zalmodegicus – around 200 BC
• Rhemaxos – around 200 BC
• Rubobostes – around 200 BC
• Zoltes - 200 BC
• Oroles – 2nd century BC
• Dicomes – 1st century BC
• Rholes – 1st century BC
• Dapyx – 1st century BC
• Zyraxes – 1st century BC
• Burebista – 82–44 BC
• Deceneus – 44 BC - around 27 BC High Priest
• Thiamarkos - 1st century BC - 1st century AD, Dacian king
• Cotiso – c. 40 BC - c.9 BC
• Comosicus – 9 BC–30 AD
• Scorilo – c.30–70 AD
• Coson
• Duras – c. 69–87
• Decebalus – 87–106
• *106 AD, Dacia becomes a province of the Roman Empire conquered by Trajan.
• Pieporus, king of Dacian Costoboci – 2nd century AD
• Tarbus – 2nd century AD. Dio Cassius mentioned him without specifying his origin. Some authors consider a possible Dacian ethnicity
• Regalianus - died 260 AD

  Paeonian

• See: List of Paeonian kings

  Celtic

• Cerethrius
• Critasirus, a Celt
• Cavarus, the last king of Tylis
• Bathanatos of the Scordisci

  Macedonian

• Philip II of Macedon, annexed Thrace, 341–336 BC
• Alexander the Great retains Thrace and suppresses rebellion, 335–323 BC
• Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi, includes Thrace in his kingdom, 323–281 BC
• Philip V of Macedon controls all cities of Thrace up to the hellespont, 238–179 BC
• Perseus of Macedon continues controlling the part of Thrace his father left him, 212–166 BC

  Odrysae

• Teres I, son of Odryses,
• Sparatocos, brother or son of Teres I
• Sitalces, son of Teres I
• Sadocos, son of Sitalces
• Seuthes I, nephew/son of Sparatocos
• Metokos/Amatokos I, son of Sitalces
• Amadocus I, son of Teres or Metokos
• Seuthes II, son of Maisades, Sparatokos, or grandson of Teres I, king in southern districts
• Hebryzelmis, son of Seuthes I or brother
• Maisades, father of Seuthes II
• Cotys I, son of Seuthes II
• Cersobleptes, son of Cotys I, king in eastern Thrace
• Berisades, probable brother of Cersobleptes or a grandson of Seuthes I, king in western Thrace in Strimos
• Amatokos II, brother of Cersobleptes, king in central Thrace in Chersonese and Maroneia
• Cetriporis, son of Berisades, king in western Thrace in Strimos
• Skostodokos, son of Berisades, king in western Thrace in Strimos
• Teres II, son of Amatokos II, king in central Thrace in Chersonese and Maroneia
• Seuthes III, son of Cotys I
• Cotys II, son of Seuthes III
• Raizdos/Roigos, son of Cotys II
• Odoroes, alternative co-ruler
• Adaeus, alternative co-ruler
• Scostodos, son of Berisades, alternative co-ruler
• Orsoaltios, alternative co-ruler
• Kersivaulos, alternative co-ruler
• Cotys III, son of Raizdos
• Teres III,
• Rhescuporis I, son of Cotys III
• Adaios, alternative co-ruler
• Seuthes IV, son of Rhescuporis I or of Teres III
• Pleuratus, alternative co-ruler
• Amatokos III
• Abrupolis, Sapei king
• Teres IV, son of Amatokos III, or of Seuthes III
• Teres V
• Cotys IV, son of Seuthes IV
• Diagil / Diygyles / Diygyles / Diegylos / Dyegilos / Diagylis / Tsizelmi
• Biz / Byzas / Byses / Beithys / Tsizelmi
• Sothimes
• Teres VI
• Amatokos IV, rebel

  Restored [Astae]an and Sapean">Sapei">Sapean kingdom

• Cotys I, Cotys V, son of Beithys
• Sadalas I, son of Cotys V
• Cotys VI, son of Sadalas I
• Cotys ?
• Rhescuporis I
• Cotys ?, son of Rhescuporis
• Sadalas II, son of Cotys VI
• Raskos, co-ruler
• Sadalas III, son of Sadalas II
• Cotys VII, son of Sadalas II
• Rhescuporis II, son of Cotys VII, north-west Sapei king
• Cotys VIII
• Rhoemetalces I, uncle of Roman emperor Augustus and son of Cotys
• Cotys ?, son of Rhoemetalces, south-east Sapei king
• Rhoemetalces II, son of Raskouporis II
• Rhoemetalces III, son of Cotys
• Pythodoris II, co-ruling wife and cousin

  Scythian

• Spargapeithes, king of the Agathyrsi

  Sapaean

• Cotys I, son of Rhoemetalces, ?–48 BC
• Rhescuporis I, son of Cotys I, 48 BC–41 BC
• Cotys II, son of Rhescuporis I, 42 BC–15 BC
• *Thrace becomes a client state of Rome at 11 BC
• Rhoemetalces I, son of Cotys II, 15 BC–12 AD
• Rhescuporis II, son of Cotys II, in western Thrace, deposed, 12–19
• Cotys III, son of Rhoemetalces I, in eastern Thrace, 12–19
• Rhoemetalces II, son of Cotys III and Tryphaena, 19–38
• Rhoemetalces III, son of Rhescuporis II, with his cousin-wife Pythodoris II 38–46
• * 46 annexation by the Roman Empire, by Roman Emperor Claudius