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5th Century BC Ancient Greek Shrine Discovered in First Ever Excavations on Tiny St. Peter Island off Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast near Sozopol

5th Century BC Ancient Greek Shrine Discovered in First Ever Excavations on Tiny St. Peter Island off Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast near Sozopol

October 14, 2020 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Antiquity, Underwater Archaeology

An Antiquity shrine from the 5th century BC, the time of the Ancient Greek colonization of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, has been discovered during the first ever archaeological excavations on the tiny St. Petar / St. Peter Island off the…

Bulgaria’s Cabinet Poised to Grant Black Sea Town Sozopol Ownership over St. Ivan Island Famous for St. John the Baptist's Relics

Bulgaria’s Cabinet Poised to Grant Black Sea Town Sozopol Ownership over St. Ivan Island Famous for St. John the Baptist’s Relics

October 2, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria’s Cabinet is prepared to transfer ownership of the Black Sea island “St. Ivan (St. John)”, known for its Early Christian and Early Byzantine monastery where relics of St. John the Baptist were discovered back in 2010, to the local…

Diver Stumbles Upon Late Antiquity Amphora Containing Palm Oil near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resort Sozopol

Diver Stumbles Upon Late Antiquity Amphora Containing Palm Oil near Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resort Sozopol

August 30, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Antiquity, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Underwater Archaeology

An amphora from the Late Antiquity still containing palm oil has been discovered by a diver in the Black Sea off the coast of the Bulgarian resort Sozopol, the successor of the Ancient Greek colony of Apollonia Pontica.

Bulgaria’s Sozopol Granted Access to Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Archives over St. Ivan Island in Black Sea

Bulgaria’s Sozopol Granted Access to Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Archives over St. Ivan Island in Black Sea

August 18, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Sozopol has been granted access to the archives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey, in order to research the history of the St. Ivan (St. John) Island known for its Early Christian…

Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resort Sozopol Claims St. Ivan Island Known for Discovery of St. John the Baptist Relics

Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resort Sozopol Claims St. Ivan Island Known for Discovery of St. John the Baptist Relics

May 27, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome / Roman Empire, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

The town of Sozopol on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, the modern-day successor of ancient Apollonia Pontica (Sozopolis), has claimed the ownership of the St. Ivan (St. John) Island known for its Early Christian and Early Byzantine monastery where relics of…

Bulgaria’s Sozopol to Restore Ancient Statue of Apollo, ‘Colossus of Apollonia Pontica’, Not Unlike Greece’s Plans to Rebuild Colossus of Rhodes

Bulgaria’s Sozopol to Restore Ancient Statue of Apollo, ‘Colossus of Apollonia Pontica’, Not Unlike Greece’s Plans to Rebuild Colossus of Rhodes

January 5, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Antiquity, Cultural Tourism

The Bulgarian Black Sea resort town of Sozopol, a successor of the Ancient Greek polis of Apollonia Pontica, is going to rebuild what once was a large ancient statue of god Apollo that was its symbol for several centuries during…

Ancient Roman Villa Discovered during Stadium Construction in Bulgaria’s Sozopol

Ancient Roman Villa Discovered during Stadium Construction in Bulgaria’s Sozopol

March 31, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Rome / Roman Empire

An Ancient Roman residential building has been discovered in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort town of Sozopol during the construction of the parking lot of a new stadium.

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