Maccabean Revolt FriezeAround 167 BC, the King Antiochus IV forbade the Jewish people from performing their religious ceremonies. A Jewish priest called Mattathias the Hasmonean, refused to accept the Greek gods and with his four sons, began what became known Read More …
Who is The Greek Warrior – Theseus?
Theseus or Tezeus (Greek. Theseus is a personality of the Greek mythology, the main figure of the Attic mythical cycle. The Tresen princess Efra of the Pelopid family members gave birth to Theseus from 2 daddies at the same time Read More …
The conversion of the Telephone Hall in Sofia into a private museum begins
The conversion of the Telephone Hall in Sofia into a private museum may begin. In the beginning of July the chief architect of the capital Zdravko Zdravkov issued a building permit, which came into force on July 29, Mediapool reports. Read More …
Thracian artifacts from the Vassil Bozhkov’s Collection
The Vassil Bozhkov Collection is considered one of the most valuable and unique private collections worldwide. Including more than 3000 artefacts dated from the 8 th century BC to the 6 th century AD, this rich archaeological assemblage speaks for Read More …
Who are the Thracians? Culture and traditions
Formation of the Thracian ethnicity Nature as well as its changes. Among one of the most essential problems for the emergence of the earliest human civilization, that of the Neolithic Age (Neolithic), are the distinctions and also adjustments in the Read More …
History of Crete, Part 5- The Twentieth Century – To Greece and 2 World Wars
History of Crete – The Twentieth Century – To Greece and 2 World Wars As Crete moved into the 20th century, with her own Assembly being presided over by Prince George of Greece, there were still many unresolved issues that Read More …
Ancient Thrace – The civilization of words and speech
The old Thracians were maybe best known for their treasures. The ancient thracians were really rich– in both temporal and also spiritual terms. The resource of their wide range was their expertise– as well as more precisely, the expertise of Read More …
Old Thrace – The wine from before
Thrace is an area covering the southeast part of the Balkan peninsula, consisting of the territories of north Greece, southern Bulgaria as well as the European part of Turkey. This is the land of the Thracians who occupy it at Read More …
History of Crete – Ottoman (Turkish) Rule, Independence and Nineteenth Century turmoil
But Crete’s fate was once again to fall into the melting pot of history and in 1645 A Turkish assault on Crete, at Hania, was successful. The rest of the island soon followed suit and lay under Turkish domination except Read More …
Horn with Lion Head – From the Bojkov’s collection
Unidentified Beginning & Exquisite Particulars Border this Horn with Lion Head artefact of Vasil Bojkov Collection Also though the silver horn itself does not have any type of design, the animal-like last appears to compensate this simplicity in the design. Read More …