The Second Bulgarian Empire, once a powerful force in the Balkans, ultimately fell after centuries of warfare, internal strife, and foreign invasions. This video examines the key factors behind ...

The Early Byzantine basilica which was discovered recently in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Northern Bulgaria may prove the key to the exploration of what was an unknown but major Byzantine city, and ...

The czar ruled as emperor of the Second Bulgarian Empire from 1331 to 1371. After its foundation in 1885, the empire became the dominant power in the Balkans region until around the mid-13th century.

Ahead of the 830th anniversary of the founding of the Second Bulgarian Empire, the northern Bulgarian city of Veliko Tarnovo has opened for visitors and planned special events the restored St. Dimitar ...

It is situated in Veliko Tarnovo, a city in the central part of northern Bulgaria which served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 - 1396) and the home of the Bulgarian Tsars from ...

The Bulgarian 2nd Army began retreating north on July 1, ... when the Ottoman Empire took advantage of Bulgaria’s woes to reclaim Adrianople. ...

The First Bulgarian Empire lasted until the early 11th century when Byzantine emperor Basil II (reigned 976–1025) conquered and dismantled it. ...

681-1018 - First Bulgarian Empire. Bulgaria becomes an important regional power. Bulgarians besiege Constantinople in 923 and 924. ... 1185-1396 - Second Bulgarian Empire.

SOFIA, BULGARIA—Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that a solid gold Christian reliquary purported to contain particles […] ...