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Beroe Forskalii
Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Augusta Trajana'' ** Battle of Beroe, fought at Beroe in 250 between the Romans and the Goths ** Battle of Beroia, fought at Beroe in 1122 between the Pechenegs and the Byzantine Empire ** PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, commonly known as PFC Beroe, a football club from Stara Zagora *** Beroe Stadium, PFC Beroe's multi-use stadium ** BC Beroe, a basketball club from Stara Zagora * Beroea, also called Berea, an ancient (Biblical) city in Greece, now known as Veria ** Beroeans, the inhabitants of that city, also called Bereans * a Roman fortified frontier post at the lower Danube, now Ostrov, Tulcea, Tulcea County, Romania Other uses * ''Beroe'' (ctenophore), a genus of the Nuda class of comb jellies (ctenophore phylum) * In Greek mythology: ** Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province. Name The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieval region of Zagore ("beyond the alkanmountains" in Slavic) The original name was Beroe, which was changed to Ulpia Augusta Traiana by the Romans. From the 6th century the city was called Vereja and, from 784, Irenopolis (Greek: Ειρηνούπολις) in honour of the Byzantine empress Irene of Athens. In the Middle Ages it was called Boruj by the Bulgarians and later, Železnik. The Turks called it Eski Hisar (old fort) and Eski Zagra, from which its current name derives, assigned in 1871. History The original Thracian settlement dates from the 5-4th century BC when it was called Beroe or Beroia. The city was founded by Philip II of Macedon in 342 BC. Under the Roman Empire, the city was renamed ''Ulpia Augusta Traiana'' in hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Beroe
The Battle of Beroe was a conflict near Stara Zagora, ancient ''Ulpia Augusta Traiana'', between the Romans and Goths The Goths ( got, 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, translit=''Gutþiuda''; la, Gothi, grc-gre, Γότθοι, Gótthoi) were a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe ... in 250 AD which resulted in a Gothic victory. References Beroe Beroe Beroe Beroe Military history of Bulgaria History of Stara Zagora Province Beroe {{AncientRome-battle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Beroia
The Battle of Beroia (modern Stara Zagora) was fought in 1122 between the Pechenegs and the Byzantine Empire under Emperor John II Komnenos (r. 1118–1143) in what is now Bulgaria. The Byzantine army won the battle, resulting in the disappearance of the Pechenegs as a distinct, independent people. Background In 1091, the Pechenegs invaded the Byzantine Empire and were crushingly defeated by John II's father Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) at the Battle of Levounion. This defeat had meant the elimination of the Pechenegs who had taken part in the expedition as an independent force, as the male survivors were enrolled in the Byzantine army; however, some Pecheneg groups had not been involved in the invasion. Attacked in 1094 by the Cumans, many of the remaining Pechenegs were slain or absorbed. Nevertheless, some bands continued to exercise autonomy. In 1122, Pechenegs from the Pontic steppes invaded the Byzantine Empire by crossing the Danube frontier into Byzantine territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vereya''. The club's colours are green and white. Since then the home ground of Beroe has been the homonymous Stadion Beroe in Stara Zagora with a seating capacity of 12,128. Beroe were the 1986 champions of Bulgaria and they also won the Bulgarian Cup twice in 2010 and 2013. In terms of international achievements, Beroe hold the record for Balkans Cups titles, having won the tournament four times. The club's most noted and successful player is Petko Petkov, 2 times A Group Top Scorer: 1974 (with 20 goals) and 1976 (with 19 goals). History Football was played in Stara Zagora as early as 1916, however with no organized championship in Bulgaria until the late 1920s, numerous clubs enjoyed regional success in those early years for the game in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroe Stadium
Stadion Beroe ( bg, Стадион „Бeрое“, en, 'Beroe Stadium') (also nicknamed The Temple) is a multi-purpose stadium in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. It is located in the north-western part of the city, near the park Ayazmoto. Currently, the venue is used for football matches and athletic competitions and is also the home ground of the local football club PFC Beroe Stara Zagora. The stadium has a seating capacity of 12,128 spectators and it was officially inaugurated on April 4, 1959. *The stadium's athletic lane meets all of the IAAF requirements to host international competitions. *In October 2011, a new floodlight system and a new scoreboard were installed. *The record attendance of the stadium is 42,000 and it was achieved in an A Group match between Beroe and Levski Sofia in 1972. National team matches 2013 UEFA Euro U-17 Q ---- 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q ---- 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q ---- 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q ---- 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship - OPENING ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Beroe
BC Beroe ( bg, БК Берое) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Stara Zagora and plays in the Bulgarian National Basketball League. The club plays its home games at the Obshtinska Municipal Hall , which has a capacity of 800 spectators. The club was founded in 1958 after a union between Botev and Lokomotiv sports clubs. In 2012, the team promoted to the NBL. In European competition, Beroe has participated in the FIBA Europe Cup and the Balkan International Basketball League. They are 1 time finalist in Bulgarian league (2017), 1 time Bulgarian Cup winner (2017), 1 time Balkan League winner (2017). Beroe's team colors are green and white, and their mascot is a bear named Bero.. History Beroe was founded in 1958 after the union between Botev and Lokomotiv sport clubs. In 1961, Beroe's men team earned the right to play in the already formed elite basketball A group of 8 Sofia and 8 provincial teams. After a period of several years in the Group B Beroe won b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berea (Bible)
Beroea (or Berea) was an ancient city of the Hellenistic period and Roman Empire now known as Veria (or Veroia) in Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Northern Greece. It is a small city on the eastern side of the Vermio Mountains north of Mount Olympus. The town is mentioned in the ''Acts of the Apostles'' as a place in which the Apostles in the New Testament, apostles Paul the Apostle, Paul, Silas and Saint Timothy, Timothy preached the Christian Gospel. Location Berea was in southwestern Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. The city's foundation stood where Veria, or Kar-Verria, in Greece is today. Its a unique position has had a variety of terrain surrounding the city since then. Berea sat at the base of Mount Bermius, which is part of the Vermio Mountains and provides an ample supply of water for the city and the region. The main sources of water were the Haliacmon and Axios (River), Axios Rivers, which supported apple, peach and pear orchards. The area is prosperous with a hydroelectric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veria
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of Imathia. It is located north-northwest of the capital Athens and west-southwest of Thessaloniki. Even by the standards of Greece, Veria is an old city; first mentioned in the writings of Thucydides in 432 BC, there is evidence that it was populated as early as 1000 BC. Veria was an important possession for Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) and later for the Romans. Apostle Paul famously preached in the city, and its inhabitants were among the first Christians in the Empire. Later, under the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Veria was a center of Greek culture and learning. Today Veria is a commercial center of Central Macedonia, the capital of the regional unit of Imathia and the seat of a Church of Greece Metropolitan b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bereans
In ancient times, the Bereans were the inhabitants of the city of Berea, also referred to as Beroea in the Bible. Today, the city is known as Veria in what is today northern Greece. The name has been taken up by certain groups within Protestantism based on the Bereans' emphasis on apologetics and studying Scripture. Biblical context According to the Book of Acts, Chapter 17 verse 11, Paul of Tarsus and Silas preached at Berea, and the inhabitants "... received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.", King James Bible and many of them believed. Modern use Historically, the Bereans (also called Beroeans, Barclayans or Barclayites) were a Prot ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrov, Tulcea
Ostrov is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... It is composed of two villages, Ostrov and Piatra. References * Communes in Tulcea County Localities in Northern Dobruja {{Tulcea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroe (ctenophore)
''Beroe'', commonly known as the cigar comb jellies, is a genus of comb jellies in the family Beroidae. Beroe exhibits bioluminescence. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are members of this genus: *'' Beroe abyssicola'' Mortensen, 1927 *'' Beroe australis'' Agassiz & Mayer, 1899 *'' Beroe baffini'' Kramp, 1942 *'' Beroe basteri'' Lesson, 1830 *'' Beroe campana'' Komai, 1918 *'' Beroe compacta'' Moser, 1909 *'' Beroe constricta'' Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 *'' Beroe cucumis'' Fabricius, 1780 *'' Beroe culcullus'' Martens, 1829 *'' Beroe cyathina'' A. Agassiz, 1860 *'' Beroe flemingii'' (Eschscholtz, 1829) *''Beroe forskalii'' Milne Edwards, 1841 *'' Beroe gilva'' Eschscholtz, 1829 *''Beroe gracilis'' Künne, 1939 *'' Beroe hyalina'' Moser, 1907 *''Beroe macrostoma'' Péron & Lesueur, 1808 *''Beroe mitraeformis'' Lesson, 1830 *''Beroe mitrata'' (Moser, 1907) *''Beroe ovale'' Bosc, 1802 *''Beroe ovata'' Bruguière, 1789 *''Beroe pand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, nature of the world, the lives and activities of List of Greek mythological figures, deities, Greek hero cult, heroes, and List of Greek mythological creatures, mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' own cult (religious practice), cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars study the myths to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece, and to better understand the nature of myth-making itself. The Greek myths were initially propagated in an oral tradition, oral-poetic tradition most likely by Minoan civilization, Minoan and Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean singers starting in the 18th century BC; eventually the myths of the heroes of the Trojan War and its after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
