Tsepina, the Glossary
Tsepina (Цепина) or Tzepaina (Τζέπαινα) was a castle and town in the western Rhodope mountains, southern Bulgaria, now in ruins.[1]
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22 relations: Aisle, Alexius Slav, Bulgaria, Bulgarian–Ottoman wars, Bulgarians, Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine–Bulgarian wars, Chepino Valley, Despot (court title), Dorkovo, Empire of Nicaea, First Bulgarian Empire, John III Doukas Vatatzes, John VI Kantakouzenos, Kaloyan of Bulgaria, Metochion, Michael II Asen, Naousa, Imathia, Pazardzhik Province, Rhodope Mountains, Theodore II Laskaris.
- Buildings and structures in Pazardzhik Province
- Castles in Bulgaria
- Medieval Thrace
Aisle
An aisle is a linear space for walking with rows of non-walking spaces on both sides.
Alexius Slav
Alexius Slav (Алексий Слав, Ἀλέξιος Σθλαῦος; 1208–28) was a Bulgarian nobleman (bolyarin), a member of the Asen dynasty, and a nephew of the first three Asen brothers.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, 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 16th largest country in Europe.
Bulgarian–Ottoman wars
The Bulgarian–Ottoman wars were fought between the kingdoms remaining from the disintegrating Second Bulgarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire, in the second half of the 14th century.
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Bulgarians
Bulgarians (bŭlgari) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language.
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, sometimes referred to as the Second Palaiologan Civil War, was a conflict that broke out in the Byzantine Empire after the death of Andronikos III Palaiologos over the guardianship of his nine-year-old son and heir, John V Palaiologos. Tsepina and Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 are medieval Thrace.
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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
The Byzantine–Bulgarian wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria which began after the Bulgars conquered parts of the Balkan peninsula after 680 AD.
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Chepino Valley
The Chepino Valley, or Chepino (Чепино), is the largest valley in the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. Tsepina and Chepino Valley are Rhodope Mountains.
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Despot (court title)
Despot or despotes (lord, master) was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir-apparent of the Byzantine emperor.
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Dorkovo
Dorkovo (Дорково; Dorcova) is a village in the Rakitovo municipality, Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria.
Empire of Nicaea
The Empire of Nicaea (Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων) or the Nicene Empire was the largest of the three Byzantine GreekA Short history of Greece from early times to 1964 by W. A. Heurtley, H. C. Darby, C. W. Crawley, C. M. Woodhouse (1967), p. 55: "There in the prosperous city of Nicaea, Theodoros Laskaris, the son in law of a former Byzantine Emperor, establish a court that soon become the Small but reviving Greek empire." rump states founded by the aristocracy of the Byzantine Empire that fled when Constantinople was occupied by Western European and Venetian armed forces during the Fourth Crusade, a military event known as the Sack of Constantinople.
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First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire (blŭgarĭsko tsěsarǐstvije; Първо българско царство) was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh, moved south to the northeastern Balkans.
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John III Doukas Vatatzes
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes (Ἱωάννης Δούκας Βατάτζης, Iōannēs Doukas Vatatzēs, c. 1192 – 3 November 1254), was Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254.
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John VI Kantakouzenos
John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene (Ἰωάννης Ἄγγελος Παλαιολόγος Καντακουζηνός, Iōánnēs Ángelos Palaiológos Kantakouzēnós; Johannes Cantacuzenus; – 15 June 1383) was a Byzantine Greek nobleman, statesman, and general.
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Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Kaloyan or Kalojan, also known as Ivan I, Ioannitsa or Johannitsa (Калоян, Йоаница; 1170 – October 1207), the Romanslayer, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1196 to 1207.
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Metochion
A metochion or metochi (metóchion or metóchi; podvorie) is an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Michael II Asen
Michael II Asen (Михаил II Асен; 1239 – December 1256/January 1257) was emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 1246 to 1256 or 1257.
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Naousa, Imathia
Naousa (Νάουσα, historically Νάουσσα - Naoussa; Naustã), officially The Heroic City of Naousa is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece.
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Pazardzhik Province
Pazardzhik Province (Област Пазарджик Oblast Pazardzhik, former name Pazardzhik okrug) is a province in Southern Bulgaria, named after its administrative and industrial centre: the city of Pazardzhik.
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Rhodope Mountains
The Rhodopes (Родопи, Rodopi; Ροδόπη, Rodopi; Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in Greece.
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Theodore II Laskaris
Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris (Theodōros Doukas Laskaris; November 1221/1222 – 16 August 1258) was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258.
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See also
Buildings and structures in Pazardzhik Province
- Aleko Hydro Power Plant
- Apriltsi Memorial Complex
- Asarel Medet
- Batak Hydro Power Plant
- Belmeken Hydro Power Plant
- Belovo Basilica
- Chaira Hydro Power Plant
- Church of St Demetrius, Patalenitsa
- Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Pazardzhik
- Golyam Beglik
- Krasen (fortress)
- Krichim Reservoir
- Momina Klisura Hydroelectric Power Station
- Opticoelectron
- Orcho Voivoda Stadium
- Pazardzhik Clock Tower
- Pazardzhik Railway Station
- Pazardzhik Synagogue
- Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station
- Pistiros
- Professor Marin Drinov Elementary School
- Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant
- Stadion Georgi Benkovski
- Tell Yunatsite
- Tsepina
Castles in Bulgaria
- Anevo Fortress
- Asen's Fortress
- Baba Vida
- Belogradchik Fortress
- Bozhenishki Urvich
- Byalgrad
- Castra Martis
- Castra ad Montanesium
- Cherven (fortress)
- Devingrad (fortress)
- Gate of Trajan
- Hisarlaka fortress
- Kaliakra
- Kipilovo Fortress
- Kovachevsko kale
- Krasen (fortress)
- Krivus
- Ktenia (fortress)
- Lardea
- List of castles in Bulgaria
- Lovech Fortress
- Lyutitsa
- Markeli
- Matochina Fortress
- Mezek Fortress
- Monyak
- Palace of Omurtag
- Patmos Fortress
- Perperikon
- Shumen Fortress
- Storgosia
- Trapezitsa (fortress)
- Tsarevets (fortress)
- Tsepina
- Urvich
- Ustra
- Vishegrad Fortress
Medieval Thrace
- Anastasiopolis-Peritheorion
- Battle of Messinopolis
- Bogomilism
- Boleron
- Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
- Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357
- Christianization of Bulgaria
- Constantine Diogenes (pretender)
- Constantinople
- Diocese of Arcadiopolis
- Diocese of Thrace
- Duchy of Philippopolis
- Empire of Thessalonica
- Isaac Komnenos (son of Alexios I)
- Ivan Asen II
- Lordship of Demotika
- Macedonia (theme)
- Malamirovo inscription
- Manuel Kamytzes
- Mary the Younger
- Momchil
- Moratsi
- Pecheneg revolt
- Sinnion
- Smolyani
- Stylianos Zaoutzes
- Thrace (theme)
- Tsepina
- Uprising of Asen and Peter
- Zagore (region)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsepina
Also known as Tzepaina.