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Procession of Dionysus Mosaic from Augusta Traiana (Detail), photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 17 August, 2024. Detail of the Procession of Dionysus Mosaic from Augusta Traiana (modern...

Episcopal Complex at Novae, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 13 August, 2024. The Episcopal Complex at Novae, Bulgaria. Developed from the early 5th century CE, the complex included a large three-aisled basilica...

Defining Thracian art is a difficult task due to the fact that what we call today Thrace was never a single unified state but, rather, a collection of many independent communities (or tribes) who formed...

National Archaeological Museum of Sofia, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August, 2024. The central hall of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Housed in the former Büyük Mosque...

Roman Street at Ulpia Oescus, photograph by Carole Raddato, 02 April, 2018. The best-preserved Roman street at Ulpia Oescus, near modern Gigen, Bulgaria. The paved street ran between the public baths and a row of shops...

Forum of Nicopolis ad Istrum, photograph by Carole Raddato, 12 August, 2024. The forum of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Bulgaria. The paved square was surrounded by an Ionic colonnade and contained pedestals for marble and bronze...

The Golden Horde was the European appanage of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE). Begun in earnest by Batu Khan in 1227 CE, the territory that would eventually become the Golden Horde came to encompass parts of Central Asia, much of...

The First Bulgarian Empire under Simeon I the Great (893–927 CE) was the most powerful phase of medieval Bulgaria, shaped by the ruler’s ambition to claim imperial authority rivaling Byzantium...

Basil II (aka Basilius II) was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 976 to 1025 CE. He became known as the Bulgar-Slayer (Bulgaroktonos) for his exploits in conquering ancient Bulgaria, sweet revenge for his infamous defeat at Trajan's...

Nikephoros I ruled as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 802 to 811 CE. A former finance minister who did much to improve the state economy, Nikephoros was not particularly popular with the empire's overtaxed peasants and overregulated...