Dii

The Dii (/ˈdaɪaɪ/; Ancient Greek: Δίοι, romanized: Díoi) were an independent Thracian tribe, swordsmen, who lived among the foothills of Mount Rhodope in Thrace, and particularly in the east bank of Nestos, from the springs to the Nestos gorge.

They often joined the ranks of organized armies as mercenaries or volunteers.

Though usually described as swordsmen, they defeated a Theban cavalry by using peltast tactics, so they were certainly skilled in other areas of warfare as well.

Prior to the uprising, the Dii fled to inaccessible rock formations in the Hemus and Rhodope mountains.

The leaders of the Dii rebellion –Tarsus, Turesis, and Dinus – killed themselves rather than surrender to the Romans.