Not a Battle But a Slaughter Secured The Ottoman Expansion On the Balkan Peninsula
It was in the beginning of a cold Autumn. The year was 1371. Near the village of Chernomen, two despots led their army against the…
Wars Fought For Stupid Reasons: Stray Dog Caused War Between Greece and Bulgaria in 1925
Wars had started over land, resources, religion, and politics. When people say that “wars have been fought over less,” however, they’re usually right; in 1925,…
My Kingdom for a Horse – The Battle of Achelou
In 917 C.E., the Byzantine Empire sent an experienced leader named Leo Phokas ‘the Elder’ to defeat and punish Symeon of Bulgaria. The Christian Tsar…
Neo-Nazis hold rally honoring anti-Semitic WWII Bulgarian general
Around 300 right-wing extremists stormed Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, in a march made in honor of a pro-Nazi Bulgarian general who was known to have helped…