Miroslav Ivanov Vasilev is an assistant professor at the Institute of Balkan Studies and Center of Thracology (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences). He has published a book and articles concerning ancient Thrace and Macedonia, including The Policy of Darius and Xerxes towards Thrace and Macedonia (Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2015).

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• Preface ; I. Introduction ; II. Strabo ; II.1. Strabo’s Data on Salmydessus. The Provisional Chronological Framework of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; II.2. Lower Chronological Limit of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; II.3. Upper Chronological Limit of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; III. Xenophon, Diodorus, Periplus Ponti Euxini, and Anonymous Periplus Ponti Euxini ; III.1. Xenophon ; III.2. Diodorus ; III.3. Periplus Ponti Euxini ; III.4. Anonymous Periplus Ponti Euxini ; IV. The Strasbourg Epodes ; IV.1. The First Epode ; IV.2. The Thracians ἀκρόκομοι ; IV.3. Thyni in Europe, Thyni in Asia ; IV.4. Migration of Thyni from Europe into Asia ; IV.5. Were the Thracians from the Epode Thyni? ; V. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica ; VI. Dionysius of Byzantium ; VII. The Geographical Features of Salmydessus as a Factor for Piratical Activity Through the Centuries ; VIII. Conclusions ; Appendix: Principal Sources Discussed in the Text ; Bibliography ; Index