(Ἀγριᾶνες; Agriânes). Thracian or Paeonian tribe on the upper reaches of the Strymon. As subjects of Sitalces, they took part in the campaigns against Perdiccas II in 429 BC (Thuc. 2,96); close relations with Philippus II (FGH 115, Theopomp. F 145) and Alexander III [4]; the latter was supported by their king Langarus (Arr. Anab. 1,5,1-10). In Hellenistic times, they often served as mercenaries (Liv. 33,18; Pol. 2,65; 10,42). Ousted by the Dentheletae in the 2nd half of the 2nd cent. BC.
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