Today we have evidence of the names of only five of the personal disciples of Cyril and Methodius. These are Clement Ohridski /of Ohrid/, Naoum, Angelarius, Gorazd and Sava.

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Pointing out the “Excellencies” of the Slavonic script to the Greek alphabet, the Old-Bulgarian author Chernorizetz Hrabar claimed that if in Byzantium the creators of the Greek script were familiar to only few men-of-letters, in Bulgaria even school children knew that their letters had been conceived by Constantine-Cyril, the Philosopher. Possibly, in the late 9th and early 10th century, i.e. the time when Chernorizetz Hrabar wrote his works, everything concerning the origin of the Slavonic script was absolutely clear. But now that in the course of already two centuries Slav scholars from all over the world have developed heaps of theories on this subject, the questions and mysteries in the field are often more numerous than the points known.
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The creator of the Slavic alphabet and the first translator of liturgical books from Greek into Old-Bulgarian was Constantine, the Philosopher, better known by his name in religion, Cyril, adopted on his death bed. Constantine-Cyril was born in Salonika (now Thessaloniki in Greece). In 863 he and his brother Methodius were sent by the Byzantine emperor Michael III to convert the Western Slavs to Christianity and arrange that the divine service in Greater Moravia is performed in their native tongue. This was done at the request of Rostislav, the prince of Greater Moravia, whose possessions comprised the lands of now the Czech Republic, Slovakia, part of Slovenia and part of Hungary, at that time inhabited by Slav population.

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North of the city of Varna, there is a village expressively called Kamen Briag / or which means Stony Coast/. The Stone Coast (Kamen Bryag in Bulgarian; known also as ‘Yaylata’) lies on the sea coast between the beautiful Kaliakra and Shabla capes. A village by the same name of Kamen Bryag (Stone Coast) is located 2km north of the Yaylata area.Although Yaylata is a bit far from the most popular resorts and hence is little known as a tourist attraction, it is one of the most amazing places along the Bulgarian coast. It represents an oval ledge, broken off the Dobrudja plate by the coast. The big cliffs make this area almost inaccessible, except via a few narrow paths among the rocks. About 40 caves can be found in the vertical cliffs hanging over the sea. Their smoothed walls and niches dug deep into the rock speak about the existence of an ancient cave settlement there. There are also remains of a stronghold dating back to Roman and Byzantine times. A 90 ha region is declared a protected archaeological area. Between the village of Kamen Briag and the sea shore lies a stretch of land covered in August with yellow grass and ripe thorns. The soil at this place is several inches deep, beneath is rock. Found around are small amounts of oil, small amounts of natural gas and a large number of tales.

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Bulgaria’s ancient Thracian heritage was thrust into the spotlight in 2004 with a number of key archaeological discoveries in the so-called Valley of the Thracian Kings. A team of Bulgarian archaeologists, led by Professor Georgi Kitov, discovered a 2400-year old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king on August 19. The mask bears the image of a human face and is made of 500 grams of solid gold. The discovery was made near the town of Shipka, in the heart of the Stara Planina Mountain. Dozens of Thracian mounds are spread throughout this region, which archaeologists have called ‘the Bulgarian valley of the kings,’ a reference to the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, which is home to the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs.

“The unique mask looks even better than the famous image of King Agamemnon, the Greek anti-hero described by Homer in the Iliad,” Kitov said after making the discovery. “This is the first Thracian mask of solid gold ever found,” he said. Previously, archaeologists had only found masks covered with golden foil.
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Over 100 tops of pikes and arrows one unsteady by the tomb raiders mail have been just found by the famous bulgarian archaelogist Georgi Kitov and his crew near the village of Konush, Haskovo. The Thracian grave, which is dated about the end ot 5th and the beggining of 4th century BC is made perfectly cutted stone blocks, putted togheter with iron braces.

There are red lines everywhere in the tomb, which is symbol of Thracian god Zagrey and is connected with the belief in the life after death.

Georgi Kitov has said that the he will continue his work in the region next year. He also pointed that in the region of Haskovo there are many many Thracian Tomb and is very possible that in the ancient times there was a large city here.

Google Earth Placemark - Archeological founds near the village of Konush