Hospital Construction and State Investment
The construction of hospitals and other medical facilities in Bulgaria was organized as part of the planned investment policy of the State. The government...
Basic Principles of the Public Health System in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria
The Bulgarian public health system is a comprehensive structure that combines social, economic, and medical measures. Its main goal is to ensure proper living...
Sources and Eyewitness Information
Some of the information presented here comes from the Reverend H. O. Dwight, LL.D., who knew the quarter of Yeni Kapou well in the...
Scholarly Opinions on the Identity of the Harbours
Several respected scholars have examined the question of whether the Kontoscalion can be identified with other known harbours of Constantinople. Unger, in his study...
The Stone Mole Along the Shore
In front of the land area enclosed by the ancient wall described earlier, there are important remains along the shoreline. Offshore lies a stone...
Defensive Works at the Bucoleon Palace
Some historians, including Labarte and Schlumberger, argue that Emperor Nicephorus Phocas surrounded the Palace of Bucoleon with special defensive works, effectively making it a...
Heraclius and the Defence of Hormisdas
As mentioned earlier, in 610, Heraclius appeared with a fleet before Constantinople to end the tyranny of Emperor Phocas. At that time, the quarter...
Transition from Hormisdas to Bucoleon
The name “Palace of Hormisdas” gradually disappears around the same time the term “Bucoleon” begins to appear. This supports the idea that both names...
Fortifications Between Porta Phani and Petri Kapoussi
The Structure of the Walls
From the Porta Phani eastwards to Petri Kapoussi, the next city gate, the fortifications of Constantinople formed a particularly interesting...
Gate St. John Forerunner Baptist
Location and Historical Context
In the district known as the Kynegon, there once stood a gate called the Gate of St. John the Forerunner and...
