The Golden Age of Bulgaria is the period of the Bulgarian cultural prosperity during the reign of emperor Simeon I the Great (889—927). The term was coined by Spiridon Palauzov in the mid 19th century. During this period there was an increase of literature, writing, arts, architecture and liturgical reforms.
A page from the oldest (1348) copy of “On the Letters”
John the Exarch's Hexameron, 15th century Russian translation
Ceramic icon of St Theodore Stratelates, Preslav, circa 900 AD, National Archaeological Museum, Sofia
Preslav
A golden age is a period considered the peak in the history of a country or people, a time period when the greatest achievements were made. The term originated from early Greek and Roman poets, who used it to refer to a time when mankind lived in a better time and was pure.
The Golden Age by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530
The Golden Age by Joachim Wtewael, 1605
Acropolis, rebuilt by Pericles during the Athenian Golden Age
The Macedonian era is often cited as the Golden Age of Byzantium