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‘Age of Empires’ Finally Features Medieval Bulgarian Empire, Bulgarians in ‘Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition’

‘Age of Empires’ Finally Features Medieval Bulgarian Empire, Bulgarians in ‘Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition’

November 22, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages

The glorious medieval Bulgarian Empire has finally made its way to the cult Microsoft real-time strategy video game “Age of Empires” as the Bulgarians are now featured in the newly-released “Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition”.

Viking Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Coins ‘Rewriting' England's History Stolen by Treasure Hunters in Herefordshire

Viking Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Coins ‘Rewriting’ England’s History Stolen by Treasure Hunters in Herefordshire

November 21, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Archaeology (Global), Crime & Law

Two UK treasure hunters, or metal detectorists, have been found guilty of stealing a massive coin hoard worth some GBP 3 million, consisting of 9th century AD Anglo-Saxon coins seemingly hidden by a Viking, and carrying new information about the…

France Returns to Senegal Sword of Anti-Colonial Ruler, Islamic Scholar Omar Saidou Tall

France Returns to Senegal Sword of Anti-Colonial Ruler, Islamic Scholar Omar Saidou Tall

November 20, 2019 · by Arjun Patil · in History (Global), Uncategorized

France has formally returned to the nation of Senegal a sword which belonged to 19th century West African ruler, Islamic scholar, and anti-colonial fighter Omar Saidou Tall.

Unknown Chainmail Armors Discovered in Roman Colony Deultum near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast

Unknown Chainmail Armors Discovered in Roman Colony Deultum near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast

November 19, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

An unknown type of well-preserved Late Antiquity chainmail armors from the last years of the Roman Empire before its division or the early Eastern Roman Empire, i.e. Byzantium, have been discovered by archaeologists in the Ancient Roman colony Deultum near…

Austria Turns 'Baby Hitler’s' Birthplace into Police Station to Fend off Nazi Admirers

Austria Turns ‘Baby Hitler’s’ Birthplace into Police Station to Fend off Nazi Admirers

November 19, 2019 · by Beau Jefferson Williams · in History (Global)

The building where Adolf Hitler was born, and “baby Hitler” spent the first few months of his life, in the small town of Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, is going to be turned into a police station by Austria’s government…

Italy, Europol Bust 23 Suspects, Seize 10,000 Roman, Greek Artifacts Looted from Calabria in Operation ‘Achaeans’

Italy, Europol Bust 23 Suspects, Seize 10,000 Roman, Greek Artifacts Looted from Calabria in Operation ‘Achaeans’

November 18, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Crime & Law

A massive police operation codenamed “Achaeans” against treasure hunting and the trafficking of archaeological artifacts carried out in Italy, France, Germany, Serbia, and the UK, has led to the arrests of 23 suspects and the seizure of some 10,000 artifacts…

Traces of First Ancient Greek Colonists in 7th Century BC Found under Byzantine City at Bulgaria’s Chernomorets on Black Sea Coast

Traces of First Ancient Greek Colonists in 7th Century BC Found under Byzantine City at Bulgaria’s Chernomorets on Black Sea Coast

November 18, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

Archaeological layers with remains from the earliest Ancient Greek colonists, or settlers, on today’s Bulgarian Black Sea coast dating back to the Archaic period in the 7th – 6th century BC have been surprisingly found by archaeologists excavating an Early…

3 Treasure Hunters Nabbed in North Bulgaria, 2 in South Bulgaria in Random Police Checks

3 Treasure Hunters Nabbed in North Bulgaria, 2 in South Bulgaria in Random Police Checks

November 17, 2019 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Crime & Law

A total of 5 treasure hunters have been arrested in two different regions of Bulgaria during random police checks.

3 Treasure Hunters Get Suspended Sentences for Raiding Archaeological Sites in Southwest Bulgaria

3 Treasure Hunters Get Suspended Sentences for Raiding Archaeological Sites in Southwest Bulgaria

November 16, 2019 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Crime & Law

Three treasure hunters from Southwest Bulgaria have received minor suspended sentences for raiding archaeological sites in the region back in 2016.

Speleologist Warns against Turning Caves in Bulgaria’s Strandzha Mountain into Tourist Sites

Speleologist Warns against Turning Caves in Bulgaria’s Strandzha Mountain into Tourist Sites

November 16, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Antiquity, Speleology, Wildlife & Nature

It would be best not to turn the caves in the Strandzha Mountain in Southeast Bulgaria into tourist destinations because they are homes of numerous endangered biological species and a rich archaeological heritage, according to a speleologist.

5th Century AD Byzantine Thermae (Public Baths) Discovered in Downtown of Bulgarian Black Sea City Varna

5th Century AD Byzantine Thermae (Public Baths) Discovered in Downtown of Bulgarian Black Sea City Varna

November 15, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

The ruins of a building of thermae (public baths) from the 5th century AD, the time of the early Eastern Roman Empire, today more commonly known as Byzantium, have been discovered in the downtown of the Bulgarian Black Sea city…

First Ever Synagogue from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Trapesitsa Fortress in Old Capital Veliko Tarnovo

First Ever Synagogue from Medieval Bulgarian Empire Discovered in Trapesitsa Fortress in Old Capital Veliko Tarnovo

November 14, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages

The first known synagogue from the times of the medieval Bulgarian Empire has been discovered by archaeologists excavating the Trapesitsa Fortress in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, the successor of Tarnovgrad, which was capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in…

Bulgaria Marks 575 Years since Battle of Varna in 1444, ‘Battle of Peoples’ in Which Ottoman Empire Defeated Christian Europeans

Bulgaria Marks 575 Years since Battle of Varna in 1444, ‘Battle of Peoples’ in Which Ottoman Empire Defeated Christian Europeans

November 11, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

As they celebrate the 30th anniversary since the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the communist regimes, Bulgaria and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe also mark with remembrance events the 575th year since the Battle…

Fundraising for 'Rescue' of 7 Stolen ‘Royal’ Icons under Way in Bulgaria's Burgas

Fundraising for ‘Rescue’ of 7 Stolen ‘Royal’ Icons under Way in Bulgaria’s Burgas

November 9, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Christianity, Crime & Law

The Regional Museum of History in Bulgaria’s Burgas and the local bureau of the Bulgarian National Radio have launched a campaign to raise money for the restoration of a total of 7 large “royal” icons which were recovered from thieves…

Bones of Camels, European Bison Discovered in Medieval Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria

Bones of Camels, European Bison Discovered in Medieval Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria

November 8, 2019 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Wildlife & Nature

Bones of camels and European bison as well as a very wide range of other wild and domestic animals have been discovered by archaeologists during the 2019 excavations of the Rusocastro Fortress, a major Byzantine and Bulgarian city in the…

Dozens of Icons Stolen in 4 Robberies of 3 Churches in Ruse District in Northeast Bulgaria

Dozens of Icons Stolen in 4 Robberies of 3 Churches in Ruse District in Northeast Bulgaria

November 4, 2019 · by Stanley Christoff · in Christianity, Crime & Law

A total of three churches in small towns have been robbed in the Ruse District in Northeast Bulgaria, with the thieves stealing icons, among other religious artifacts.

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