:::::::::::Relevant policies: Failure or refusal to "get the point" and competence is required. Go argue with US Library of Congress Country Profile source as to why they have not included "Cimerians, Persians, Assyrians, Akkadians, Phrygians (who were not Thracians), etc, etc." It's also funny you want Persians mentioned in the lead since their invasion was like a blink of an eye, given the scope of history.