Tag: Medieval

Many sagas and legends still accompany the Macedonians under Alexander the Great today. But even in the Middle Ages there were more legends about Alexander's army spreading around. According to some authors, the Saxons are descendants of Macedonian warriors...

General historical hand atlas, or General Historical Handbook, is the name of a historical atlas created by historian Gustav Droysen, published 1886. It contains 96 cards with explanatory text. It was published by the publishing house of Velhagen &...

After a detailed examination of all available medieval drawings and miniatures, it can be said what exactly Samuel, his son Gavrilo Radomir, his daughters Miroslava and Kosara, his wife Agatha, but also his nephew Jovan Vladislav and his wife...

An unusual story - a sailor named Angelino Dulcert drew Skopje in the 14th century - writes the popular Macedonian portal Skopjeinfo! Who is the seaman and how did he manage to sail to Skopje? Along the...

The name of Tsar Samoil can hardly be found in the Bulgarian Orthodox literature, but modern Bulgaria claims the Tsar as the "sole exclusive heir". He is often wrongly called Samuil, but inscriptions (like the one in Gorna Prespa) prove...

Stjepan Antoljak, university professor, historian, member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) and head of the Institute for National History in Skopje, mentioned the existence of the Macedonian coat of arms for the first time in...