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Remains of medieval king Czar Samuel arrive in Bulgaria after decades of talks with Greece
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel arrived in Bulgaria on Saturday, after decades of negotiations with neighboring Greece. Samuel, or...
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Bulgaria welcomed the remains identified as those of Tsar Samuel, who ruled from 997 to 1014, in a major national ceremony after Greece agreed to return them. In exchange, Bulgaria is returning 48 church artifacts taken during World War I; the handover also touches off renewed sensitivities over Sam…
More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of what may be Tsar Samuel, one of the last major rulers of the First Bulgarian Empire, are returning "home" on Saturday.
Greek PM hopes handover of Czar Samuel will help persuade Britain to return Parthenon Marbles The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria on Saturday amid great pomp and ceremony, after decades of negotiations with neighbouring Greece.
A warrior emperor who ruled the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages, Czar Samuel is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity. But his remains have been in Greece for decades – and he is also claimed by North Macedonia.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel arrived in Bulgaria on Saturday, after decades of negotiations with neighboring Greece. Samuel, or...
In Bulgaria, the remains of medieval ruler Tsar Samuel have been laid to rest in the capital Sofia, after being flown back from the border with Greece by Bulgarian fighter jets. Their return follows decades of negotiations with Athens, in exchange for the return of religious artefacts.
