Follow the captivating tale of the First Bulgarian Empire, from its founding by Khan Asparuh to the eventual decline of the Bulgars in this epic journey of ambition and triumph.
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First Bulgarian Empire under Simeon I the Great (893 - 927 CE)
A map illustrating the First Bulgarian Empire at its greatest extent during the reign of Simeon I the Great (the first one to use the title tsar derived from the Latin caesar). The Bulgarian Empire was a medieval kingdom established as a union between the Bulgars and Slavs that adopted Christianity in 864. Simeon I's ambition to ascend to the imperial throne in Constantinople was the dominant driver of Bulgarian foreign policy leading to numerous wars (seemingly, the greatest success was his coronation by the Orthodox Patriarch as "Emperor and Autocrat of all Bulgarians and Romans" outside the walls of Constantinople in 913, although this arrangement did not survive long). At the same time, the disintegration of the Avar Khaganate north of the Danube allowed the country to expand its influence and territory into the Pannonian Plain, which was a mixed blessing as Bulgaria was confronted by the advance of migrating Pechenegs, Cumans, and Magyars.
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The First Bulgarian Empire (680 - 1018 AD)
The First Bulgarian Empire (680 – 1018 AD)
Episode 16: Avars, Bulgars and Constantinople
Barbarian Empires of the Steppes (2014)
Dr Kenneth Harl
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The main focus of this lecture is the shifting alliances between the steppes nomads and the Byzantine Empire between the 6th and 10th century AD. During the reign of the emperor Justinian (527-565 AD), the Avar Khan formed an alliance with Constantinople against the western…
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They're dressed like the one that joined before them, except for Luffy, that is dressed like the last
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i love Nami, and this is her color palette for reals
(aroace luffy)
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Attila the Hun: Scourge of God
Attila the Hun: Scourge of God
Episode 12: Attila the Hun: Scourge of God
Barbarian Empires of the Steppes (2014)
Dr Kenneth Harl
Film Review
Harl devotes this lecture to one of the most skilled military leaders of all time Attila (434-453 AD). At the time of his death, Attila the Hun controlled a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans and Bulgars. Harl credits his large diverse empire for the linguistic shift on…
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