Immersium.eu – an EU funded project for promotion and dissemination of cultural heritage using digital technologies starts with a seminar in Skopie, North Macedonia, May 31 – June 3, 2021
Dr. Petya Ilieva (Institute of Balkan Studies and Center for Thracology, Bulgaria) explores the evidence for the presence of Phoenicians and Cypriots in the Northern Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean – objects, people and networks in the Geometric (9th-7th century BCE) and Archaic (7th-5th century BCE) Periods.
20 years ago, near the village of Alexandrovo, Bulgaria, a remarkable monument of Thracian architecture from the early Hellenistic period 4th-3rd c. BCE was discovered.
Dr. Matthew Shueller (University of North Carolina, US) presents on the topic of ancient entertainment venues such as the 1st century CE theater in Philippopolis (present-day Plovdiv, Bulgaria) – a thriving metropolis in Roman Thrace.
The Balkan Heritage Foundation and its partners are pleased to invite you to the international conference (May 11 – 12, 2021) commemorating the discovery of the Thracian tomb of Alexandrovo.
In the BEMA Online Seminar on June 10, 2021 Dr. Petya Ilieva talks about Phoenicians and Cypriots in the Northern Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean – objects, people and networks in the Geometric and Archaic Periods.
Dr. Nayden Prahov (Center for Underwater Archaeology in Sozopol, Bulgaria) talks about the submerged ancient Mesambria (present-day Nessebar, Bulgaria) – a Greek colony founded in the 6th century BCE on the Black Sea Coast. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983.
In the BEMA Online Seminar on April 24, 2021 Dr. Matthew Shueller presents on the topic of the 1st century CE theater in Philippopolis (present-day Plovdiv, Bulgaria) – a case study for entertainment venues in Roman Thrace.
In the BEMA Online Seminar on April 10, 2021 Dr. Nayden Prahov talks about ancient Mesambria (present-day Nessebar, Bulgaria), part of which is submerged underwater. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983.
