The territories of Bulgaria became part of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century BC. The Romans conquered all parts of the Mediterranean ancient world and large parts of Europe (a quarter of the world's population). They conquered the Balkans in the 2nd century BC, [...]
When Christianity began to spread in the world, it did not have an orderly hierarchical structure, and each group of believers created its own leadership. Christianity was pluralistic and democratic when the common denominator among its people was faith, spirituality and mutual support. Then the [...]
“Slavic” means "word" in the ancient Slavic language, and hence the "Slavs" are people speaking the same language, as opposed to foreigners who are called "people without a language". Today there are close to 300 million Slavs in the world, divided into three groups: Southern [...]
In 852 AD, Khan Boris comes to power in the new Bulgarian kingdom. These were days of change in Byzantium, which managed to end the civil war and embark on a new path of prosperity and expansion under the leadership of a vigorous Macedonian dynasty. [...]
a different way, possessing Christian apocryphal literature and claiming that Jesus taught a secret doctrine to a select few of his close disciples. In Bulgaria, starting from the 10th century until the 14th century, the "Bogomil" heresy flourished, continuing the early Gnostic teachings. The secret [...]
Bulgaria was under brutal Byzantine occupation for nearly 200 years, from the defeat of Tsar Samuel in 1014 to the rebellion of the Asen brothers in 1185. Samuel was one of the Cometopuli brothers - four Maccabee style brothers who fought for the independence of [...]
In the 11th century, the Turkish tribes migrated to the Anatolian peninsula, defeated the Byzantines in the Battle of Manzikat (1071), and established small kingdoms throughout the country. In the 13th century, a small Turkish state led by Ottoman I was established around the Sea [...]
The Bulgarians gained independence after a rebellion and a terrible war that took place in 1877–1878 between Russia, the Bulgarian rebels, and the Ottoman Empire. The beginning was a few years earlier, with the establishment of the movement for the liberation of Bulgaria, led by [...]
The "agricultural revolution" is the name given to the process of transition from living in caves and in tribe that wander around the earth, to living in houses and villages. From relying on hunting and gathering, to relying on agriculture for food and therefore living [...]
The Cro-Magnon man, who appeared in Europe 40,000 years ago, was religious in his understanding, perception, and actions. It is difficult to grasp this in a secular culture like ours, but belief in a power beyond us and in hidden worlds is an essential part [...]
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