News October, 2012

2012/10/15

A unique adornment was added to the collection of the regional museum of history in Veliko Tarnovo, dating back to the 2nd century. The adornment is a tiger eye gemstone with the image of the Roman deity Genius.

The precious jewellery was found during the studies carried out by Prof. Pavlina Vladkova in the ancient city Nicopolis ad Istrum.

The project was financed by the Ministry of Culture.

During the excavations were also found rare objects like different clay pots and lamps, as...

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2012/10/11

The Naval museum in Varna commemorates 100 years since the Balkan war with a special exhibition of the renown Bulgarian painter Vladimir Dimitrov - Maistora.

The paintings, depicting moments of the Balkan war, are less famous than his other works of art, but acknowledged all over the world. Most of these works are exposed at galleries in the United States and in Russia.

Vladimir Dimitrov – Maistora participated as a military painter in the Balkan wars and also in the First World War.
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2012/10/01

The excavations of the Thracian palace near the seaside resort Sinemorets were rewarded with success. The archaeologists found a remarkable silver treasure which is believed to be part of the possessions of a Thracian ruler.

Some of the coins were depicted with the images of Lysimachos, Seleucus and Nikomedes, but what provokes great interest is a coin of Mostis, for there are only 3 coins of the kind, found in the whole world.

According to the words of the director of the excavations,...

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