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,…
![]() Apollonia, Alabastron |
![]() Apollonia, Relief of Cybele |
![]() Apollonia, Relief of two hoplites |
Augusta Traiana (Stara Zagora)
Augusta Traiana: Roman city in Thrace, modern Stara Zagora. Inscription mentioning Legion XXX Ulpia Traiana Augusta Traiana Quarry; copper mine; Neolithic settlement On the road…
![]() Belish, Archaic collier |
![]() Belogradets, Cimmerian tombstone |
![]() Bjala Zlatina, Dacian phalera |
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…Burgas, Archaeological Museum
Collection of Prehistoric, Thracian, Greek and some Roman objects; some copies from the museum in Nesebar. …
![]() Burgas, Chalcolithic/Bronze Age axes |
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…