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Bulgaria Women's National Under-20 Basketball Team
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity Makes Strength
"Unity makes strength"; ; ; . is a motto that has been used by various states and entities throughout history. It is used by Belgium, Bulgaria, Malaysia and Georgia (country), Georgia on their national coat of arms, coats of arms and is the national motto of Belgium, Bolivia, Malaysia, Georgia (country), Georgia and Bulgaria. The phrase was first used as national motto by the Dutch Republic. However its use predates the republic's independence, appearing for example as part of mottos and proverbs known as ''Gemeene Duytsche Spreekwoorden'', which was published in 1550, back when the place was under the Habsburg empire of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, which ruled over modern day Netherlands and Belgium. This was derived originally from a Greek phrase (, ) attributed to Homer, dating to roughly 850 BC, that later appears similarly in the Latin phrase ''concordia res parvae crescunt'' ("small things flourish by concord"), which was used in the ''Bellum Jugurthinum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
