Amulets of Byzantine coins are being manufactured during the 10th century at Preslav.
The esteemed discovery for the Bulgarian Middle age history was done by the archaeologists professor Kazimir Popkonstantinov who’s working at the monastery complex of the palace in the Middle age capital of Bulgaria.
The unique find was done near one of the walls at the monastery complex. Instead of pagan images, the old Bulgarian citizens have been into a search for deiform characters.
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Just year after the exploration of the Cybele’s temple near Balchik, the archaeologists Igor Lazarenko, Elina Mircheva and Radostina Encheva have found two statues during excavation works. They both represent Cybele and it is presumed that probably they have been possessed by Aphrodite or Dionysus, relief of Thracian horse rider, another relief of three nymphs, limestone plate with relief illustration of lion also.
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The situated in the south-eastern party of the present city Varna Roman thermae (balnearia, Balneae and balineae also) are the biggest public, ancient building ever found in Bulgaria, after Perperikon probably. These quite preserved walls are tracing out the imposing dimensions of this building, erected up on about 7000 square meters terrain. The fat walls has been built in specific technology, that take it in turns stone wall and five to six ranges of densely clay bricks. That inside stairs and the vault arch of the doors are shaped by enormous stone blocks, there are still rests at some places from terrific mosaic fragments. They are giving us quite good imagination for the rich decoration of the public building, along with the marble fragments, the capitals and the tiges.
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“Was set up this Glory Temple of our Most Holy Virgin Mary with help and outlays to all pious chritstians of this city. Year 1602 “
This inscription ( in Greek letters) written at marble plaque, situated inside the church is getting us back in the time, at the troubled times, when this temple has been built. It remains that this is the olderst church in Varna, fact that makes us asking ourself: What we knows about it? This inscription is so short.. We knows the church ‘ the Assu of Most Holy Merry’ in this condition, but it is due to reconstructions. Originally the Temple has been with dimensions 7 meters long and 8 meters weight. The first reconstruction adds little angle to west with enlargement of 2.4 meters. Much later, it is enlarged with 4.5 meters more and lastly, following the same direction there is enlargement 7.5 meters and rise with about 0,40 meters. That is the way how the temple has been shaped for the view in present time.
At the last couple of years the Temple has been fully renovated and we all owe a debt of gratitude to these three persons about it- Dimiter Lefterov, Lazar Vichev and Edelvais Nikolov and all other sponsors, donors and contributors.
For Varna’s citizens this Temple will always be “the one with the miraculous sacred image”. For the miraculous sacred image of Holy Virgin Mary with the infant (that is still at the church) we know the following legend. This icon has been found in the summer of year 1602 by Christian at the ‘Teke Karaach’ area, situated for about 3 km north-western direction to Varna. There has been situated old Bulgarian monastery dated to the Second Bulgarian Kingdom with water spring and three big elm-trees. Going to the spring for water, this person is seeing on the top of the middle one, the highest elm-tree an icon, just between the boughs. He is getting right back at town saying to the priest what he had saw. Word went around that sacred image, and there are so many Christians. front of their doors in short time.
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The explored near Rupite village ancient town Heraclea Sintica might be compared with Philippi and Pompeii. That was announced by the leader of the excavations, Lydmil Vagalinski, PhD, at the press conference.
This project has been linked to the steadfast tourism is supported by Phare program in collaboration with Petrich municipality and the Greek municipality Seres. It is expected the accomplishment to be March,this year.
Тхе disclosures at the ancient settlement near Rupite are promising to transform Petrich at concurrent point of some of the most attractive destinations,not just in Bulgaria but also around the globe. These words are being point of meeting for the conference, where were also the major of Petrich municipality Velyo Iliev, Sotir Ivanov, curator of the historical museum at Petrich.
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Very esteemed and interesting golden items were found at the ancient stronghold Markeli, Karnobat municipality. These 37 golden coins of three Byzantium emperors were found at clay jar along with golden ring and five gold-plate rings. Such treasures are rare for our lands, explains Dochka Aladjova from the archaeological institute at the Bulgarian Academy for Science, which was found at the place for observing the find.
31 coins with Nikephoros I (or Nicephorus I, 1078-1081 year) likeness ,four by Alexius I Comnenus (or Alexios I Komnenos 1092- 1118 year ) and two other by John II Komenos (Comnenus, 1118- 1143 year).
