Saksagan
Letter from Philippopolis 15th November 1914
Subject: Religious Freedom for Catholics in Bulgaria
A Liberal Constitution Since 1879
Dear Sir,
In response to your letter from the 12th, I am writing to share...
Free and Equal Education for All
Everyone in Bulgaria has the right to free education in primary (elementary) schools.
In higher-level schools, students who can afford it pay a small fee,...
The Joy of Sunshine
Sunshine always lifts the spirits. Even though we were dirty, unshaven, and traveling through a dangerous land, we didn’t mind. We sang happily as...
On the Road to Permet
We were now on the road that goes from Valona to Janina, heading towards the Greek border. It felt nice to travel smoothly along...
Waiting for the Han Keeper
The old man kept us waiting for a long time before he finally appeared with a dim light and opened the gates of the...
Few like Juliana in Constantinople
There were few like Juliana in Constantinople. At Rome, such wealth and ostentation had once been commonplace, and the dwindling senate there acted as...
Juliana shining light of God-blessed parents
It showed no impiety to outdo one’s ancestors in this manner, especially while outdoing one’s contemporaries to advance the family name.
From among them Juliana,...
Olybrius’s brief reign
Juliana and her mother had never gone west during Olybrius’s brief reign, when she was only about ten years old, or after, and so...
Centuries emperormakers
In spite of all the beauty around him, the peaceful and almost bucolic life of Salonae held no lure to an active and ambitious...
Armenia and the kingdom of Tiridates
It was a clever scheme, Constantine conceded. By burying him in the East, Galerius would avoid the trouble with Constantius that would surely come,...
