Deep beneath farmland in western Bulgaria, construction workers digging a gas pipeline uncovered something extraordinary: the ...

“Analysis revealed a single-layer settlement dating from the late Roman period, ending abruptly with a fire dated no earlier ...

This indicates the site's long-term occupation and importance within the regional context of late Roman Thrace. The presence of large storage jars, such as pithoi, embedded in the ground ...

A team of archaeologists has made a significant discovery in the municipality of Lesichovo, in the Pazardzhik region of ...

They largely came from the lower echelons of Roman society. Some of the earliest ... Thraex took their name from the conquered territory of Thrace (Bulgaria today). They carried a short, curved ...

He is thought to have been born in Thrace (modern day Balkan region) and it has been suggested he was in the Roman army. He was sold into slavery and trained at the gladiatorial school in Capua ...