Alexander
tomb was discovered in 2001 by the Bulgarian
archaeologist Georgi Kitov near the village
Aleksandrovo Haskovo. Is dated to 4 BC
Belonged to a Thracian king or noble
aristocrat. Articles related to
Thracian burial ceremony and religious
beliefs about the afterlife of visokostatusnata person is robbed, but the
tomb is impressive with its unique design stenopisi.Kato
tomb has a 10-meter corridor, a vestibule
and a round burial chamber kosherovidna.
The chamber found the remains of ritually
destroyed bed. In the tomb of Aleksandrovo
two frieze are inscribed. In the upper
frieze depicts hunting scenes (the hunting
of wild boar and deer), and at the bottom -
a feast. Both scenes are likely to relate to
the other world, usually in recreating the
tombs. It is known that the ideas about the
afterlife of the aristocratic doctrine of
the Thracians ideas exist for "hunting
eternal and perpetual feasting and
drunkenness, which deified heroes
(antropodemoni) bezvremeto you spend
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Rock in
Perperikon |
Excavations in Perperikon |
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Excavations in Perperikon |

View from Perperikon |
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Murals in the tomb of Alexander |

Entrance to the tomb of Alexander |
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Thracian sanctuary near the village of Tatul |

View from the Thracian sanctuary near the village of
Tatul |