The Thracians were a particularly fierce culture with their affinity in violence and conflict. They associated themselves with the god of war, Ares, from the Greek Mythology who was born in this world full of stories about strife. The god of war was said to have been born in Thrace, thus its citizens heavily worshiped the god; and due to this, many of the Balkan city states hated them in revulsion for having such a barbaric god.
The Greek and the Roman view the Thracians as mere bloodthirsty barbarians because of how undeveloped and uncivilized they lived. Most of the Thracians lived in settlements that were surrounded by wooden walls and wooden houses. The privileged citizens had stone walled houses but had haystacks as their roofs. Their leadership structure revolved in the physical prowess of a person, which decided who would be the chiefs in their dozens of tribes.
