Silver Tornese Coins from Crusaders’ Principality of Achaea (Morea) Found by Archaeologists in Bulgaria’s Rusocastro Fortress
A hoard of seven silver coins minted in the Principality of Achaea, also known as Morea, a 13th century successor state of Byzantium founded by the Crusaders from the Fourth Crusade, has been discovered by archaeologists in the Rusocastro Fortress…
Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Cleans Up Illegal Dumpsite at Tsarevets Hill Fortress
An illegal dumpsite located just meters away from the Tsarevets Hill Fortress, Bulgaria’s most popular cultural tourism site, has been cleaned up by Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, the municipal authorities have announced.
3D Model of Tsarevets Hill Fortress Shows Bulgaria’s Late Medieval Capital Veliko Tarnovo in 14th Century
A computer generated 3D model of the Tsarevets Hill Fortress, one of the two citadels (the other being the Trapesitsa Hill Fortress) of Tarnovgrad (Veliko Tarnovo), which was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396 AD), shows the way…
Bulgaria Marks 810 Years since Victory over Latin Empire Knights of Fourth Crusade in Battle of Adrianople
Bulgaria marks on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, the 810th anniversary since its major victory in the Battle of Adrianople in which the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396 AD) under Tsar Kaloyan (r. 1197-1207) routed the knights from the Fourth Crusade of…
