Cavarus

Cavarus was a Celtic[1] king in Thrace and the last king of Tylis. Under Cavarus, Tylis was destroyed by the Thracians in 212 BC.[2]

Copper coin of Cavarus

References
  1. Celts and the Classical World by David Rankin, ISBN 0-415-15090-6, 1996, page 189: "... and destroyed it. According to Polybius, the last of the kings of Tylis, Cavarus, was a man of magnanimity and regal character (8.24). ..."
  2. Polybius IV 46.

Further reading
  • Manov, Metodi; Damyanov, Vassil. "The First Mint of Cavarus, The Last King of the Celtic Kingdom in Thrace". American Journal of Numismatics. 25: 11–19.
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