History of Bulgaria
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The history of Bulgaria can be traced from the first settlements on the lands of modern Bulgaria to its formation as a nation-state, and includes the history of the Bulgarian people and their origins.
Magura cave drawings
Varna culture burial, 4500 BC (reconstruction)
Valchitran Treasure, c. 1300 BC
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, 4th century BC
Thracians
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The Thracians were an Indo-European–speaking people who inhabited large parts of Southeast Europe in ancient history. Thracians resided mainly in Southeast Europe in modern-day Bulgaria, Romania, Nort
History of Bulgaria
…a sophisticated civilization already existed which produced some of the first pottery, jewelry, and golden artifacts in the world. After 3500 BC, the Thracians appeared on the Balkan Peninsula. In the late 6th century BC, parts of what is currently Bulgaria, in particular the eastern region of the country…
Bronze head of Seuthes III from his tomb
Thracian armor from the Odrysian kingdom, 4th century BC
Ares the god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera.
Illustration of 5th–4th century BC Thracian peltast