Dr. Zosia Archibald

So apart from Thucydides and Xenophon, who we might say something about in due course, most contemporary writers are not terribly interested in local affairs. They're interested in the prominent political figure like Alcibiades goes off and occupies a couple of forts on the coastline near the Hellespontine Straits. Then they're interested, but otherwise it sort of rather falls below the radar.

So apart from Thucydides and Xenophon, who we might say something about in due course, most contemporary writers are not terribly interested in local affairs. They're interested in the prominent political figure like Alcibiades goes off and occupies a couple of forts on the coastline near the Hellespontine Straits. Then they're interested, but otherwise it sort of rather falls below the radar.

Well, from an economic point of view, it was and is rich agricultural land when I first went to do fieldwork in Bulgaria in the last days of communist government in Bulgaria. There were lots of very well-organized collective farms that produced intensively grown food. And this is in the Thracian plain, the central part of Bulgaria.

Well, from an economic point of view, it was and is rich agricultural land when I first went to do fieldwork in Bulgaria in the last days of communist government in Bulgaria. There were lots of very well-organized collective farms that produced intensively grown food. And this is in the Thracian plain, the central part of Bulgaria.

Well, from an economic point of view, it was and is rich agricultural land when I first went to do fieldwork in Bulgaria in the last days of communist government in Bulgaria. There were lots of very well-organized collective farms that produced intensively grown food. And this is in the Thracian plain, the central part of Bulgaria.

And Bulgaria was a very big exporter of agricultural produce to the Soviet Union, but also to parts of North Africa, other regions of the world, and indeed to the UK as well. The local railway repair works were involved in negotiations with British Rail over freight production. So we have two foundations really of economic success.

And Bulgaria was a very big exporter of agricultural produce to the Soviet Union, but also to parts of North Africa, other regions of the world, and indeed to the UK as well. The local railway repair works were involved in negotiations with British Rail over freight production. So we have two foundations really of economic success.

And Bulgaria was a very big exporter of agricultural produce to the Soviet Union, but also to parts of North Africa, other regions of the world, and indeed to the UK as well. The local railway repair works were involved in negotiations with British Rail over freight production. So we have two foundations really of economic success.

One is this agricultural one and the other one is about minerals, the mineral exploitation of the region. It's a very good source of a wide range of minerals, and some of them continue to be exploited on a significant scale today. But in antiquity, it was about silver and iron, as well as copper. These were really the prime minerals.

One is this agricultural one and the other one is about minerals, the mineral exploitation of the region. It's a very good source of a wide range of minerals, and some of them continue to be exploited on a significant scale today. But in antiquity, it was about silver and iron, as well as copper. These were really the prime minerals.

One is this agricultural one and the other one is about minerals, the mineral exploitation of the region. It's a very good source of a wide range of minerals, and some of them continue to be exploited on a significant scale today. But in antiquity, it was about silver and iron, as well as copper. These were really the prime minerals.

And that's what people were very interested in getting from this region.

And that's what people were very interested in getting from this region.

And that's what people were very interested in getting from this region.

Well, in order to determine where metals come from, you've got to understand the geology and you've got to be able to match objects that are made from particular metals to particular sources. And there are various ways in which that can be done scientifically. But we can be reasonably sure that copper was mined in eastern Bulgaria in the

Well, in order to determine where metals come from, you've got to understand the geology and you've got to be able to match objects that are made from particular metals to particular sources. And there are various ways in which that can be done scientifically. But we can be reasonably sure that copper was mined in eastern Bulgaria in the

Well, in order to determine where metals come from, you've got to understand the geology and you've got to be able to match objects that are made from particular metals to particular sources. And there are various ways in which that can be done scientifically. But we can be reasonably sure that copper was mined in eastern Bulgaria in the

the lowland regions and the upland regions that are in the area between European Turkey and Bulgaria, the mountains that are just north of that border with Turkey and further west into the central Bulgarian region. These are the copper mines of that area. Rhodope is a great source of silver and other minerals that are very good to exploit.

the lowland regions and the upland regions that are in the area between European Turkey and Bulgaria, the mountains that are just north of that border with Turkey and further west into the central Bulgarian region. These are the copper mines of that area. Rhodope is a great source of silver and other minerals that are very good to exploit.

the lowland regions and the upland regions that are in the area between European Turkey and Bulgaria, the mountains that are just north of that border with Turkey and further west into the central Bulgarian region. These are the copper mines of that area. Rhodope is a great source of silver and other minerals that are very good to exploit.