“St. St. Cyril and Methodius” also known as the Solun’s brothers are Methodius and Konstantin philosopher , creators and distributors of the first slavic alphabet the Glagolitic alphabet or just Glagolitsa. They are canonized as saints for the transliteration and popularization of the holy bible on Old Church Slavonic.
Methodius and Constantine philosopher were born in Sоlun (known as Thessaloniki), the Byzantian empire during the XIX century, at family of nine persons in the family of brass hat military superintendant Luv and his wife Maria. Methodius is the bigger one, he was born during the 810 year, Konstantin was born in 827 and almost at the end of his life he gets the name Cyril. Their father dies too early and they pass under the guardianship of their uncle Teoktisto, who’s a highly placed official at the Empire. During the year 843, Cyril arrives at Constantinople and starts his studies at the prestige University of the palace hall of Magnaura. For Methodius, Teoktisto has found another service as governor of administrative area, populated almost with Slavs from the bulgarian group.
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Ilarion Makariopolski is born at 1812 at Elena. He got amazing education for this epoch. It begins at his born town and later on at the Greek school at Arbanasi. Ilarion Makariopolski become a monk at Hilandar monastery (1832) and he continues his education at the school of Teofilius Kairis at Andros iland, where his class mate is Stoyan Chomakov. Later Ilarion Makariopolski learns 3 years at the famous Athen’s gymnasium. He is closed to Georgi Sava Rakovski and active member at the Macedonian revolutionary movement. Since 1844 he leads with Neofit Bozveli the church-national struggle. During 1845-1850 after pressure given from the Russian diplomats under the government, he is exiled at Mount Athos.
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Georgi Stoykov Rakovski (real name Subi Stoykov Popovich) is bulgarian revolutionary and patriot, truly writer of the Bulgarian national revival. He is born in Kotel at cheerful trade and craftsman’s family. Rakovski is learn at the local school, then continues at Karlovo where teaches Rayno Popovich. From the end of 1837 he behave at the great school in Kurucheshme (Istanbul). He studies branch of scholarship and natural sciences, ancient and modern languages. He reacts at each or any attempt against patriots and Bulgarian revolutionaries. He set in touch with the figures of the church struggle Neofit Bozveli and Ilarion Marariopolski. During the 1841 he travel to Athens where he creates the secret Macedonian association in purpose of organizing revolt. Georgi Rakovski is traveling to Braila (under the alias Georgi Macedon), when he become aware of preparation between Bulgarian and Grecians for collaborated rise. The rebellion is spoiled by the Romanian authorities but Rakovski is staying at Braila for reason of continuing the organization of the patriotic forces. He is leaving on this period from all he is able to collect ast private teacher in Hellenic and French language. There is another attempt of the Romanian authorities to react but Rakovski is able to conceal himself. He contacts the Russian consul but he betray Rakovski to the Romanian government and at the 14th of July, 1848 Georgi rakovski is convicted to dead. Because he has been Grecian resident, the Grecian consulate is attempting to send Rakovski to Athens, but the Grecian ambassador at Istanbul sent secretly the Bulgarian revolutionary in France. Rakovski stays in Marseille for one and an half year. He is unable to study in Paris, as the Grecian consul promises to him and then he decides to go back at the hometown Kotel and enjoying of the national fight. To mislead the police he changes his name from Subi Popovich to Georgi Rakovski. Again, along the livery companies in town he is trying to fight with all of them against the bosses and they are defamed to the Turk authority. Each of them is receiving 7 years long judgment of rigorous, dungeon gaol. Later on Rakovski is being liberated. His sufferings from this period he types at his memories.
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Petko Kiryakov Kaloyanov as known as Captain Petko Voyvoda (6 December 1844–7 February 1900) is a 19th-century Bulgarian hajdut leader and revolutionary who dedicated his life to the liberation of Bulgaria and particularly the region of Thrace from the beasty Ottomans.

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Unknown till this moment sacred edifice, part from the architectural complex ” The sanctuary of the nymphs and Aphrodite ” near the village Kasnakovo is object of studies. The find is from the Roman epoch. The building is decorated with marble pavements. At the floor, probably overturned near by the 3rd century has been planked, the scientists have found parts of window’s glass. The studies is supported with financial help by Phare with 240 000 Euro.

Unique coin with the face of the Rome’s emperor Caracalla and Orpheus at the other side holding tunic is one of the hottest topic, because of the fact that she confirm the theory that Orpheus is Bulgarian. He is standing on caves that are symbolizing the Rhodopes and is performing with lyre, propped up on his left knee. This coin has been found by treasure-hunter 18 years ago, but subsequently has been redempted by famous businessman, who gave it to Nikolai Ovcharov’s archaeological expedition, that is working up on the studies at the Thracian settlement near the village of Tatul. As Nikolai Ovcharov says, this bronze coin confirm that Orpheus has Bulgarian and not Greek provenance. The fact that this coin has been mint at Philipopolis (nowadays Plovdiv) is proof that till the Roman epoch Orpheus has been one of the divinities of the city and the near centers in the eastern Rhodopes. There is only one coin like this. The rare copies are from the time of emperors Antoninus Pius, Geta and Caracalla. At these from Pii and Geta, Orpheus is surrounded from listening to his music animals, when at the coins from Caracalla the musician is siting on cave, symbolizing the Rhodopes.
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