Bulgaria

There are 135 items in Bulgaria:

Alexandrupolis

Alexandrupolis ("Alexander town"): first town founded by Alexander the Great. The Strymon, between Sandanski and Blagoevgrad According to Plutarchnote[Plutarch, Life of Alexander,…

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Black Sea

Black Sea: Sea between Europa and Asia, in Antiquity called Πόντος Εὔξεινος or Pontus Euxinus, "hospitable sea". It was surrounded by Scythia in the north, Thrace in the southwest, Anatolia in the south, and Colchis in the southeast. Its main outlet was…

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Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire: the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek-speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. Christian in nature, it was perennially at war with the Muslims. It flourished during the reign of the Macedonian emperors; its demise was the consequence of…

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