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On sheer cliffs in the "Dzheneviz rock" near. Swarm is one of the biggest rock monastery complexes, access to which, however, is limited due to inaccessibility of cells scattered at different levels L-shaped steep rock cliff with a height of seats maybe 30 - Tina meters. Apparently Christian otsheliya reuse more ancient Thracian cult places, because ontario mills stores everywhere the rocks is typical of the ancient Thracian culture niches. The name, which brings the "Dzheneviz" - Genoa, also aroused interest ... Unfortunately we were there after dark and in the speed we were not able to look for traces of settlement life / as ceramics / plateau, which undoubtedly was, if we take into account even such detail as the toponym "Genoese". Unfortunately, ontario mills stores much of the cultural layers on the plateau and both sleeves of the rock is destroyed by the noble work of a cooperative with frantic name "Silent step," Dobbin building stone of this place ... Impressed a bizarre rock form It looks like a bird's head ... From the plateau in a kind of shaft opening, which lead to cut the rungs can be entered in one of obshtezhitelnite premises of the former monastic complex consisting of two arched niches related to one another. Two niches look south to the premises of the other sleeve of rock crown ... Access to smaller, which in turn through wooden barriers was divided into several other pomeshteniytsa apparently became and from the foot of the cliffs, through a tree or rope facility as illustrated by the peculiar stone "threshold" below which now gaping chasm ... Right in the middle of two rock sleeve peculiar kink in which they form is the most interesting place in the whole complex. ontario mills stores In the walls of two arched "premises" facing east and south are numerous niches carved ontario mills stores with unknown function, once closed with stone or wooden shutters. Probably these rooms are part of a Thracian sanctuary and judging by felled crosses the rock to the niches of the southern area, have been the subject of worship and Christian hermits and pilgrims visited the place ... In scientific circulation exists an interesting inscription from church monastery complex, which refers to the kings John Alexander and Michael Asen, but looking back, I never saw a room that looked like my church, nor traces of this inscription, which is already ontario mills stores quite poizlichen ... And reading St. Smyadovski which seems accepted in science ... references in the inscription of King Mikhail Asen already gives us guidelines for a more accurate datirovka.Mihail Assen is the son of King John Alexander from his first wife - Wallachian Princess Theodora .Roden is to 1322-1324 god.Kato firstborn son was named by his father and co-ruler to 1337 is already a winner of dynastic name Assen, as we read in "praise" of "Sofia Psalter" or also known under name "Doll Psalter" picture Wikipedia .... text is here ... The date of death of young Michael satsar may indicate the year 1355, while, according to data from the "nameless Bulgarian chronicle" ontario mills stores / if you want to read it click HERE / composed in XVvek, died in a battle with the Turks in their march to Sredets, but the information from this chronicle we could say that are quite controversial, and could hardly serve as a historical source 100% ... . From all this exposure, we can confirm the date of minting the inscription somewhere between ontario mills stores the years 1337 - 1355. Bibliography: 1.Valentina Kirova, Plamen Mihaylov, "rock monasteries of Provadia", 2008 2. Stefan Smyadovski, "Epigraphic-textological supplements on two inscriptions (3) 2. "Royashki inscription from the time of Ivan Alexander" magazine "Archeology", god.1987, book 1, str.39-40
The pictures are great. we were there a few days ago, but we could not find the hole in which to descend into niches. which side of the plateau? We toured part over and the whole place is scary now overgrown with thistles, nettles and dr.bodlivi ontario mills stores great, but it was great and unique. unfortunately seen how they do treasure hunters - was cut and crumpled broken pottery and stone cover something. Answer Delete
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